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Chris Bloore vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 2 different votes 353 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
26 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
454
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API