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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
21 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

101
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
218
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Contributions
464
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
0
0 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
24 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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