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James Naish vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

James Naish and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 6 different votes 328 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
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
217
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
237
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
9
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

207
+111.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
69
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
270
+102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Contributions
398
+230.9 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
16
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API