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Hilary Benn vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Ed Davey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 181 different votes 1,060 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
93 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
93 Aye 63 No
10 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 97% aligned 105 shared votes
36 Aye 69 No
17 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 11 No
Education 36% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 58% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
81 Aye 41 No
Tax 63% aligned 122 shared votes
78 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 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
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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