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Ed Davey vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Hilary Benn voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,070 shared comparable votes.

882 same votes 188 different votes 1,070 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
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
10 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 69 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Education 36% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 58% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
78 Aye 44 No
Tax 63% aligned 122 shared votes
81 Aye 41 No
11 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,344 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

55
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
44
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
388
+264.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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