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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 100% of the time, based on 1,059 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 4 different votes 1,059 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
84 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
68 Aye 65 No
84 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
84 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
39 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 647
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 647
1,226
1,610 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,328 eligible divisions
655
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
56.9 % of votes cast
571
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
774
43.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

21
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 647
Appearances
43
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 647
30
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 647
Contributions
373
+256.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£264,884
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API