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Jon Pearce vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Jon Pearce
Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jon Pearce and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 231 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
452
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
232
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
220
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % 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

16
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
16
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
457
+317.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£186,611
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
10
4 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
25 of 29 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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