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Alison Bennett vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Helen Whately voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 68 different votes 272 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
25 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 68 shared votes
22 Aye 46 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 83% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Transport 81% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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 389 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
408
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
218
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
190
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

131
+55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
151
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
68
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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