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John Whitby vs Alison Bennett

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

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John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Alison Bennett voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 302 different votes 374 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % 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

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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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