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Emily Darlington vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 38 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
503
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
267
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
236
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

84
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Appearances
46
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
109
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
389
+258.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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