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Hilary Benn vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,509 shared comparable votes.

1,507 same votes 2 different votes 1,509 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
119 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
119 Aye 69 No
77 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
77 Aye 71 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
34 Aye 83 No
55 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 81 shared votes
55 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
119 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
119 Aye 69 No
77 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
77 Aye 71 No
90 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
34 Aye 83 No
55 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 81 shared votes
55 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % 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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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