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Jo White vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Jo White
Jo White
Lab Bassetlaw
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jo White and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
469
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,359 eligible divisions
226
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.7 % of votes cast
243
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

49
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
57
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
59
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
457
+321.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,166
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£174,166
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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