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Clive Lewis vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Clive Lewis and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,472 shared comparable votes.

1,458 same votes 14 different votes 1,472 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
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
49 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
49 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
40 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 98 No
Migration 99% aligned 132 shared votes
35 Aye 97 No
68 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

68.3%
4% below average
Rank 453 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
1,633
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,849
2,390 eligible divisions
902
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.5% of votes cast
731
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
804
43.5% of votes cast
20
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

26
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
32
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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

£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£292,653
29% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
29
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
181 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 80 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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