Member of Parliament

Hilary Benn

Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency Constituency

Overview Votes Expenses Activity Alignment History Interests

Hilary has voted in 77.1 % of eligible Commons divisions, above the average of 73.1 %. Hilary has rebelled against the party majority 1 time.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,792 of 2,323 eligible divisions (77.1 %). Commons average: 73.1 %.

1792

Total votes

1021

Aye

771

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 1,021 / Noes 771

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Bank of England Bill Report Stage: Amdt 8	19 Apr 2016	Aye
Bank of England Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14	19 Apr 2016	Aye
Bank of England Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2	19 Apr 2016	Aye
Opposition Day - Schools White Paper Main question, as amended Education	13 Apr 2016	No
Opposition Day Motion - Schools White Paper: Prime Ministers Amendment Education	13 Apr 2016	No
Opposition Day: Tax avoidance and evasion Tax	13 Apr 2016	Aye
Employment Agencies, Etc.	13 Apr 2016	No
Finance (no. 2) Bill Second Reading Tax	11 Apr 2016	No
s5 European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	23 Mar 2016	No
HS2: report stage: Third Reading	23 Mar 2016	Aye
High Speed Rail Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Transport	23 Mar 2016	Aye
HS2: report stage: NC 20	23 Mar 2016	Aye
Electricity Energy	23 Mar 2016	No
Public Service Pensions	23 Mar 2016	No
Budget Motion 38: Capital Gains Tax Tax	22 Mar 2016	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 68/69 (99 %)

Education 88/95 (93 %)

Migration 151/169 (89 %)

Brexit / EU 183/211 (87 %)

Defence 51/59 (86 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)

Digital / Online Safety 32/60 (53 %)

Transport 62/91 (68 %)

Tax 220/318 (69 %)

Work / Employment 54/75 (72 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Hilary Benn voted in?

Hilary Benn has recorded votes in 1,792 of 2,323 eligible Commons divisions (77.1 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.1 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Hilary Benn voted against their party?

Hilary Benn has voted against the party majority 1 times in the imported division data. Source