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Hilary Benn vs Sarah Jones

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 Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sarah Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

1,270 same votes 0 different votes 1,270 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
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
96 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
96 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
33 Aye 100 No
61 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
61 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
96 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
96 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
33 Aye 100 No
61 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
61 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 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
67.7 %
6 % below average
Rank 484 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,392
2,057 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
777
55.8 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
311
+202.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
164 of 188 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
134 of 161 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
65 of 84 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 43 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 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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