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Hilary Benn
Labour MP for Leeds South
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.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
11,279
Recent swing
-4.4% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
No registered donations
OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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OPPOSED
Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion passed, 344-173
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Where Hilary fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Hilary Benn
Member of Parliament
Leeds South
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships