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Gerald Jones vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,571 shared comparable votes.

1,570 same votes 1 different votes 1,571 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
119 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
119 Aye 71 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
85 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
85 Aye 75 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
56 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
56 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
119 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
119 Aye 71 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
85 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 160 shared votes
85 Aye 75 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
56 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
56 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

27
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
57
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
35
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
Contributions
457
+319.2 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API