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Shaun Davies vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 1 different votes 288 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
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
203
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
183
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
3
0.8% 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

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
44
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
462
+316.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
35
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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: 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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