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Tony Vaughan vs Hilary Benn

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
234
49.6% 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, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
9
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API