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Alison Bennett vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 305 different votes 363 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 28% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 44 No
Tax 4% aligned 76 shared votes
47 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 15% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
Participation
85.7%
13% above average
Rank 82 of 649
413
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
580 eligible divisions
219
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
49.7% of votes cast
194
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
250
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Appearances
62
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
103
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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