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Chris Evans vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,564 shared comparable votes.

1,550 same votes 14 different votes 1,564 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
117 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
117 Aye 72 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
48 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
48 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
117 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
117 Aye 72 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,707
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
941
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
766
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

23
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
29
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
406
+254.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
4 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

Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
56 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API