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Chris Elmore vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,603 shared comparable votes.

1,602 same votes 1 different votes 1,603 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
116 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
116 Aye 69 No
110 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 No
64 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
64 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
116 Aye 69 No
110 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 No
64 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
64 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,823
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
1,001
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
822
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
65
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
244
+89.2 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
413
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above 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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 78 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API