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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 82% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

885 same votes 189 different votes 1,074 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
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 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
19 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
89 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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