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Mr James Frith vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 718 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 11 different votes 718 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
70 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
70 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
70 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
477
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
235
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
242
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% of votes cast
11
2.3% 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

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
4
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API