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Hilary Benn vs Fabian Hamilton

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 Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Hamilton
Lab Leeds North East

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Fabian Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,347 shared comparable votes.

1,346 same votes 1 different votes 1,347 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
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
68 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
68 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
47 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
47 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
114 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
114 Aye 62 No
68 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
68 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 650
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,486
2,405 eligible divisions
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
56.0% of votes cast
814
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
9
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
415
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,699,927
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£278,935
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
81 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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