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Sir James Cleverly vs Alison Bennett

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

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Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Alison Bennett voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 64 different votes 266 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
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 97% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 82% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,656
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
777
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
879
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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