Topic
Benefits
Quarterly digests
How the Commons voted on Benefits, quarter by quarter — latest Q2 2026.
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At a glance
Benefits currently covers 81 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 41 passed and 40 were rejected. The most recent — “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” (28 Apr 2026) — passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 14,483 recorded votes. Topic labels are local Ayes and Noes analysis, not official Commons categories.
Topic snapshot
Current signals from tagged divisions, party votes, and MP participation.
Party breakdown
How parties vote on Benefits divisions.
| Party | Votes | Aye % |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Labour | 14,483 |
55.7%
|
| Con Conservative | 5,650 |
39.1%
|
| LD Liberal Democrat | 1,989 |
49.3%
|
| SNP Scottish National Party | 313 |
59.4%
|
| Ind Independent | 273 |
47.3%
|
Recent divisions
Latest Commons divisions tagged as Benefits.
Highest participation
Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alistair Strathern Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 31/31 |
| 2 | Adam Thompson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 3 | Alex Mayer Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 4 | Alice Macdonald Labour (Co-op) | Labour (Co-op) | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 5 | Andrew Cooper Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 6 | Baggy Shanker Labour (Co-op) | Labour (Co-op) | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 7 | Becky Gittins Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 8 | Callum Anderson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 9 | Catherine Fookes Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
| 10 | Chris Hinchliff Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 30/30 |
Lowest participation*
Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James McMurdock Independent | Independent | 10.0 % 3/30 |
| 2 | Rupert Lowe Restore Britain | Restore Britain | 16.7 % 5/30 |
| 3 | Rishi Sunak Conservative | Conservative | 18.5 % 15/81 |
| 4 | Tom Morrison Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 26.7 % 8/30 |
| 5 | Sir Keir Starmer Labour | Labour | 27.2 % 22/81 |
| 6 | Sorcha Eastwood Alliance | Alliance | 30.0 % 9/30 |
| 7 | Dan Aldridge Labour | Labour | 33.3 % 10/30 |
| 8 | Shivani Raja Conservative | Conservative | 33.3 % 10/30 |
| 9 | Jack Rankin Conservative | Conservative | 36.7 % 11/30 |
| 10 | Mr David Lammy Labour | Labour | 39.5 % 32/81 |
* Sinn Féin MPs and the Speaker are excluded from low-participation rankings because they generally do not take part in Commons divisions in the same way as party MPs.
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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