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Alison Bennett vs Chris Philp

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
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Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Chris Philp voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 57 different votes 265 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
22 Aye 31 No
Tax 96% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 84% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
Participation
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 135 of 650
448
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,417 eligible divisions
242
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
973
48.5% of votes cast
206
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,033
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

165
+70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
190
+25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
101
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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