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Hilary Benn vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
798
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Contributions
37
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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