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Samantha Dixon vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 580 shared comparable votes.

580 same votes 0 different votes 580 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
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
20 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
20 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
735
999 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
361
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
374
50.9% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
288
+142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38% above 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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
20 of 23 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
83 of 97 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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