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Hilary Benn vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,313 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 240 different votes 1,313 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
90 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
90 Aye 67 No
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
41 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 89 No
Migration 97% aligned 115 shared votes
26 Aye 89 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 10 No
Education 38% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
103 Aye 49 No
Tax 57% aligned 152 shared votes
86 Aye 66 No
24 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 64% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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