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Steve Barclay vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Alison Bennett voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 56 different votes 239 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
11 Aye 9 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 35 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 81% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 7 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 650
1,681
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
565 eligible divisions
802
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
53.4 % of votes cast
879
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.6 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
130
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
86
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
148
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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