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David Mundell vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Hilary Benn voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,316 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,253 different votes 1,316 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
73 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
15 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 36 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
461
+317.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
10
4 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
201 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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