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Hilary Benn vs Sir Edward Leigh

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
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,393 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,349 different votes 1,393 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
25 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
66 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 139 shared votes
73 Aye 66 No
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 166 shared votes
68 Aye 98 No
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
130 Aye 63 No
Tax 0% aligned 193 shared votes
63 Aye 130 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 0% aligned 124 shared votes
96 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
41 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 54 shared votes
13 Aye 41 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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