Hilary Benn

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Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

MP since 10 Jun 1999

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The Rt Hon Hilary Benn is the Labour MP for Leeds South, and has been an MP continually since 10 June 1999. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

1837

Votes Cast

£185,324

Expenses 2024-25

11,279

Majority

54.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£185,324

Staffing£162,859
Office£15,318
Accommodation£5,163
Travel£1,984

Year-on-Year

2024-25£185,324
2023-24£194,170
2022-23£174,791
2021-22£172,028
2020-21£157,192
2019-20£162,709
2018-19£148,087
2017-18£161,391
2016-17£161,145
2015-16£154,742
2014-15£156,548
2013-14£151,417
2012-13£149,198
2011-12£118,699
2010-11£31,840

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 31,678 voters

Labour
17,117 votes54.0%
Green Party
5,838 votes18.4%
Conservative
4,172 votes13.2%
Social Democratic Party
1,874 votes5.9%
Liberal Democrat
1,340 votes4.2%
Workers Party of Britain
719 votes2.3%
Christian Peoples Alliance
341 votes1.1%
Independent
277 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

79

Debates Spoken In

639

Speeches

436

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 1039No: 798

1837 votes — page 3 of 74

2 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

2 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 21 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(2)

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

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

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

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.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Hilary in Parliament

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help leaseholders who cannot sell their homes due to managing agents not providing deeds of certi

AnsweredDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities1 Sept 2023

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to offer financial assistance to businesses that may have lost trade because their building is covered in scaf

AnsweredDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities1 Sept 2023

Credit: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what security checks financial institutions are required to make for credit card applications in order to prevent identity fraud.

AnsweredTreasury1 Sept 2023

Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on the number of electric vehicle charging points at each motorway service station in England.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2023

Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help (a) repair and (b) reopen the Forum Leisure Centre swimming pool located within his Department's property in Qua

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions1 Sept 2023

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of children on the roll of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools who have been absent for four weeks or

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jun 2023

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