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Dan Tomlinson vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 3 different votes 306 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
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.3%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
393
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
195
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
198
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
6
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
491
+326.4 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API