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Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

MP for Leeds South
36.3
Leaning progressive
416 coded votes
3,553
Total votes
1,941
Ayes
1,612
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

Labour Current
10 Jun 1999 – present (27 yrs)

Ideology spectrum

36.3
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Leaning progressive — based on 416 coded votes across 6 axes (12% coverage).

Policy axis scores

0 = progressive, 50 = centre, 100 = conservative. Based on coded division votes.

Economic policy 38
High confidence 215 votes
Civil liberties 33
High confidence 113 votes
Climate / energy 46
High confidence 72 votes
Migration 0
Low confidence 3 votes
Governance 0
Low confidence 3 votes
Social / moral 0
Medium confidence 10 votes

Voting trends (last 12 months)

Party loyalty

Rebelled on 0.0% of 521 party votes

Share of divisions (per quarter, last 3 years) where Hilary Benn voted against Labour's own majority position.

Voting record

March 2026 24 votes
Division Date Vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026 AYE
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas 24 Mar 2026 NO
Opposition Day Motion: Defence 24 Mar 2026 NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026 AYE
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026 NO
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026 AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment 2 Mar 2026 NO
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