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Anna Gelderd vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

68.0%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
401
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
191
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
210
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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