Voting Record — Hilary Benn MP, Leeds Central (10669)

Hilary Benn is currently The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
Leeds South	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 58, 0.0%	58 votes out of 100, 58.0%	0 times
Leeds Central	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 828, 0.0%	828 votes out of 1069, 77.5%	0 times
Leeds Central	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 389, 0.3%	389 votes out of 463, 84.0%	0 times
Leeds Central	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	3 votes out of 322, 0.9%	322 votes out of 467, 69.0%	0 times
Leeds Central	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	1 vote out of 965, 0.1%	965 votes out of 1239, 77.9%	0 times
Leeds Central	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	3 votes out of 873, 0.3%	873 votes out of 1288, 67.8%	0 times
Leeds Central	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	5 votes out of 704, 0.7%	704 votes out of 1246, 56.5%	0 times
Leeds Central	10 Jun 1999	14 May 2001	Lab	1 vote out of 588, 0.2%	588 votes out of 694, 84.7%	0 times

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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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House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
5 Jul 2024	Became The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
20 Nov 2023	Stopped being Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
4 Sep 2023	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
12 Jun 2023	Became Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
16 Jan 2021	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
16 Jan 2021	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
15 Jan 2021	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 May 2020	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
27 Jan 2020	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
27 Jan 2020	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
13 Feb 2019	Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Nov 2017	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
19 Oct 2016	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
19 Oct 2016	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
19 Oct 2016	Became Chair, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
26 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Foreign Secretary,
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
8 May 2015	Became Shadow Foreign Secretary,
8 May 2015	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
7 Dec 2011	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
7 Oct 2011	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,
7 Oct 2011	Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
26 Jan 2011	Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
12 May 2010	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
6 May 2010	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
28 Jun 2007	Became The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being The Secretary of State for International Development,
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
6 Oct 2003	Became The Secretary of State for International Development,
6 Oct 2003	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
13 May 2003	Became The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
13 May 2003	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Minister for Prisons and Probation),
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
29 May 2002	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Minister for Prisons and Probation),
28 May 2002	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development,
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
11 Jun 2001	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development,
1 Jun 2001	Stopped being Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee
House	Date	Subject	Hilary Benn	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	31 Oct 2000	Stem Cell Research	minority	no	Rebel
6 Dec 1999	Became Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
13%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
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
88%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
81%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
2%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
88%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
22%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
7%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
86%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
7%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
44%	Fixed Term Parliaments
63%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
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
73%	Further devolution to Wales
58%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
67%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
81%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
59%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
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
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
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
16%	Increase VAT
42%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
91%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
35%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
43%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
90%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
70%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
20%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
70%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
8%	Police and Crime Commissioners
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
52%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
21%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
18%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
22%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
52%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
63%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
84%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
13%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
81%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
16%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
77%	Stop climate change
74%	Support current and former armed service members
38%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
13%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
11%	Tougher on illegal immigration
6%	Trade Unions - Restrict
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
42%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Hilary Benn MP, Leeds Central (10669)

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