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Hilary Benn

Labour Leeds South

Voting record

7
Voted for
0
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Hilary Benn’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Hilary Benn — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,837 of 2,376 (77%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 Aye
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Hilary Benn doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland Office (2024-07-05 to 2026-07-20) Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland Office (2023-09-04 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Foreign Secretary — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2015-05-08 to 2016-06-26) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government — Department for Communities and Local Government (2011-10-07 to 2015-05-08) Shadow
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2007-06-28 to 2010-05-06) Government
Secretary of State for International Development — Department for International Development (2003-10-06 to 2007-06-28) Government
Minister of State (Department for International Development) — Department for International Development (2003-05-13 to 2003-10-06) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Minister for Prisons and Probation) — Home Office (2002-05-29 to 2003-05-13) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) — Department for International Development (2001-06-11 to 2002-05-28) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Hilary Benn →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Property, other (House and small nature reserve)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Essex
Ownership details: Part-owner
(Updated 24 November 2014)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Sally Clark
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time
Additional information: My spouse, Sally Clark, is also employed as part time Senior Parliamentary Assistant.
(Updated 16 April 2019)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Hilary Benn yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Hilary Benn has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£201,952.14 paid out to or for Hilary Benn across 150 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Hilary Benn’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £162,858.95 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £25,166.39 (93 claims)
Accommodation — £11,942.84 (53 claims)
MP Travel — £1,983.96 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Stationery & printing — £102.59, 2026-03-15 — AMAZON UK [***] [200013613-8213]
Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2026-03-06 — Office service charges
Stationery & printing — £68.28, 2026-02-22 — AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2026-01-30 — Service charge for February
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £217.13, 2026-01-16 — Landline & internet package
Software & applications — £62.14, 2026-01-07 — FS TECHSMITH
Stationery & printing — £101.77, 2025-12-23 — AMAZON UK [***]
Service charge & ground Rent — £534.14, 2025-12-19 — Office service charge reimbursement

Every claim on file for Hilary Benn →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Hilary Benn — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Hilary Benn’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Hilary Benn isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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