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Gareth Snell vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 16 different votes 800 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
72 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
72 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 13 No
Transport 94% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
67 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
72 Aye 54 No
39 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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