Topic

Benefits

Commons divisions tagged from local title keyword rules, with recent votes and MP participation rankings.

Highest participation

Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.

Lowest participation

Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).

Party breakdown

How parties vote on Benefits divisions.

Party Votes Aye %
Lab Labour 12,752
55.5%
Con Conservative 5,439
38.7%
LD Liberal Democrat 1,989
49.3%
Lab Labour (Co-op) 1,618
56.2%
Ind Independent 373
52.3%
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Recent divisions

Latest Commons divisions tagged as Benefits.

Division Ayes Noes
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Government Bill 28 Apr 2026
335 158
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) Government Bill 27 Apr 2026
279 164
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
272 149
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
277 150
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
271 95
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
273 159
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
275 159
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
269 162
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
276 155
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
269 103
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Government Bill 15 Apr 2026
278 158
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Government Bill 23 Feb 2026
361 84
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
73 256
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Government Bill 3 Feb 2026
458 104
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Government Bill 3 Dec 2025
154 303
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Government Bill 3 Dec 2025
143 304
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Government Bill 3 Dec 2025
77 298
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Government Bill 3 Dec 2025
87 299
Opposition day: Welfare spending Opposition 4 Nov 2025
92 403
Opposition Day: Welfare Opposition 15 Jul 2025
106 440
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
336 242
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
149 334
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
130 443
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
175 401
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
335 135
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
105 370
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
103 416
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
35 469
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
335 260
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
149 328
Division source Commons Votes API
Topic rules Local keyword rules in Data/topic-rules.json

FAQs

What is the Benefits topic?

Benefits is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source

How many Benefits divisions are tagged?

81 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Benefits. Source

Where does topic data come from?

Division titles and vote data come from the Commons Votes API. Topic labels are assigned locally from title keyword rules because the Commons Votes API does not provide topic categories. Source