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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 536 shared comparable votes.

536 same votes 0 different votes 536 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
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 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
19 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 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
19 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
765
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 648
Contributions
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648

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
1
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
12 of 13 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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