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Tom Hayes vs Hilary Benn

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


Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
238
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
248
51.0% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

157
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
210
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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

£222,072
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2% below 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API