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Hilary Benn vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Christine Jardine voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,173 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 199 different votes 1,173 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
91 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
91 Aye 69 No
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 94 No
Migration 98% aligned 128 shared votes
36 Aye 92 No
12 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 14 No
Education 34% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
92 Aye 40 No
Tax 63% aligned 132 shared votes
77 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 64% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 68% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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