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Alison Bennett vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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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Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 248 different votes 323 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
575 eligible divisions
219
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.8 % of votes cast
194
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
205
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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