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Alison Bennett vs Sir Mel Stride

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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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 40 different votes 215 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
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 94% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
219
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
194
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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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