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Maya Ellis vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Maya Ellis and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 10 different votes 303 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

61.6%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
392
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
182
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
210
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
14
3.6% 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

51
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
56
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
398
+228.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,920
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£230,920
2% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Tax
89 of 122 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API