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Tahir Ali vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 6 different votes 1,111 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
84 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No
33 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 137 shared votes
69 Aye 68 No
84 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
84 Aye 45 No
39 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
39 Aye 89 No
33 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,283
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
675
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

35
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
65
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
52
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
413
+258.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above 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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

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