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Hilary Benn vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Jamie Stone voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 242 different votes 1,191 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
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
92 Aye 63 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 121 shared votes
28 Aye 93 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Education 29% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
90 Aye 43 No
Tax 52% aligned 133 shared votes
76 Aye 57 No
18 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 45 shared votes
11 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 54% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % 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
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
Brexit / EU
169 of 188 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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