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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 1,079 shared comparable votes.

887 same votes 192 different votes 1,079 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

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Contributions
460
+317.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649

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
12
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
89 of 96 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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