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Hilary Benn vs Chris Elmore

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


Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,591 shared comparable votes.

1,590 same votes 1 different votes 1,591 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
116 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
116 Aye 69 No
110 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
116 Aye 69 No
110 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
41 Aye 107 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API