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Gareth Thomas vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,412 same votes 1 different votes 1,413 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
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
62 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
62 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
107 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
41 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
41 Aye 94 No
62 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
62 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API