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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 1,591 shared comparable votes.

1,590 same votes 1 different votes 1,591 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
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 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
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

38
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
226
+87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.6 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API