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Bambos Charalambous vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,187 same votes 0 different votes 1,187 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
100 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
100 Aye 62 No
87 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
43 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
100 Aye 62 No
87 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
87 Aye 58 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
43 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
843
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
626
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
765
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
18
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 648
Contributions
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Transport
68 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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