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Hilary Benn vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

1,066 same votes 0 different votes 1,066 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
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
56 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
56 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
56 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
56 Aye 62 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 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
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % 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
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
26
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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