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Hilary Benn vs Josh Dean

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 Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Josh Dean voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 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
94.1 %
21 % above average
Rank 6 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
526 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
51.5 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
240
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
41
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 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
£169,396
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£169,396
25 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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