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Hilary Benn vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
Ind Islington North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 106 different votes 1,272 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
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 12 No
Education 71% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 76% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 16 No
Housing 77% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
60 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 123 shared votes
62 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 11 No
Energy 88% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 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
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 559 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,438
2,312 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
796
55.4 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
642
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648
Appearances
87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 648
Contributions
125
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 75 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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