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Andrew Griffith vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and Hilary Benn voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,011 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 979 different votes 1,011 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
11 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
93 Aye 40 No
Migration 3% aligned 133 shared votes
36 Aye 97 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 26 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
1,297
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
648
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
649
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
69
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
43 of 51 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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