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Priti Patel vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Alison Bennett voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 43 different votes 243 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 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
1 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Housing 71% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 383 of 650
1,447
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
558 eligible divisions
657
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
53.0 % of votes cast
790
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
189
47.0 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
123
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
86
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Contributions
137
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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