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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

January 2026 26 votes
Division Date Vote
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026 AYE
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026 NO
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026 NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026 NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026 NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026 NO
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026 AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026 NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026 NO
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 20 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026 NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026 AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026 NO
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026 NO
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026 NO
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