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Hilary Benn vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
798
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
3
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
3
-142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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