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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.

Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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

82.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 157 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
471
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,359 eligible divisions
232
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.7 % of votes cast
239
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

153
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
57
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
196
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Contributions
457
+321.2 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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