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Blake Stephenson vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Alison Bennett voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 71 different votes 284 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
8 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 42 No
Tax 96% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 83% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
same as average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
410
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
568 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
53.4 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
190
46.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
131
+55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
103
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Contributions
151
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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