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Henry Tufnell vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Henry Tufnell
Henry Tufnell
Lab Mid and South Pembrokeshire
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Henry Tufnell and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
492
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
240
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
24
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£131,877
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£131,877
42% 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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