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Hilary Benn vs Alex Davies-Jones

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

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Alex Davies-Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 0 different votes 1,005 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
36 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
36 Aye 98 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
77 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
77 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
36 Aye 98 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
77 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
77 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,149
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
597
52.0 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
552
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
300
+191.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£314,112
39 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
136 of 152 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 37 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API