Voting Record — MPs for Leeds Central

Hilary Benn

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

NameFromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 13 Dec 2019 30 May 2024 Lab 0 votes out of 828, 0.0% 828 votes out of 1069, 77.5%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 389, 0.3% 389 votes out of 463, 84.0%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 3 votes out of 322, 0.9% 322 votes out of 467, 69.0%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 1 vote out of 965, 0.1% 965 votes out of 1239, 77.9%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 3 votes out of 873, 0.3% 873 votes out of 1288, 67.8%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 5 votes out of 704, 0.7% 704 votes out of 1246, 56.5%
Hilary Benn (show only their votes) 10 Jun 1999 14 May 2001 Lab 1 vote out of 588, 0.2% 588 votes out of 694, 84.7%
Mr Derek Fatchett (show only their votes) 1 May 1997 9 May 1999 Lab 0 votes out of 171, 0.0% 171 votes out of 545, 31.4%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons10 Nov 2003Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Votes by Hilary Benn MP
HouseDateSubjectHilary BennLab VoteRôle
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Votes by Mr Derek Fatchett MP
HouseDateSubjectMr Derek FatchettLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
90% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76% Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
53% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
38% Asylum System - More strict
21% Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
16% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Ban fox hunting
16% Closed Material Proceedure
19% Coalition Programme for Government - For
88% Control Orders
100% Corporal punishment of children - Against
7% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
86% Easier access to abortion
0% Employee Shareholder Status
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
87% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
7% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76% European Union Integration - For
8% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Fire Safety
44% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% Foundation hospitals - In favour
100% Fox hunting - Ban
25% Free Market Within United Kingdom
14% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
97% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
60% Further devolution to Scotland
67% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
59% Higher taxes on banks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
92% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% HS2 - In Favour
83% Human Rights and Equality
96% Identity cards - For introduction
76% Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
21% Increase Air Passenger Duty
24% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0% Increase the state pension age
91% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
43% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
90% Minimum Wage
70% More powers for local councils
100% More restrictive planning laws
70% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
8% Police and Crime Commissioners
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
52% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
21% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
70% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
18% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
22% Reducing the number of MPs - for
52% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29% Register of Lobbyists
63% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50% Right to strike
81% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
16% Schools - Greater Autonomy
70% Smoking ban - In favour
77% Stop climate change
74% Support current and former armed service members
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
13% Termination of pregnancy - against
11% Tougher on illegal immigration
26% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50% Transparency of Parliament
71% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
8% University education fees - Should be free
52% University Tuition Fees - For
88% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
86% Voting age - Reduce to 16
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Possible Friends (more...)

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