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Chris Law vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Hilary Benn voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 973 shared comparable votes.

888 same votes 85 different votes 973 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
24 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 55 No
Tax 71% aligned 142 shared votes
94 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 10 No
Energy 75% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

51.6%
21% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,223
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,372 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.5% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

56
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
65
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
Contributions
458
+318.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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