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Hilary Benn vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 580 shared comparable votes.

580 same votes 0 different votes 580 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
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
20 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
20 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
798
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

61
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Appearances
73
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
461
+318.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
286
+143.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18% below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 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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