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Alison Bennett

Liberal Democrat Mid Sussex

Voting record

2
Voted for
4
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Alison Bennett’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Alison Bennett — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 422 of 590 (72%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 Aye
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 Aye
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 Aye
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 Aye
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 Ayes 85, Noes 427 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Ayes 166, Noes 346 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 No
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 Aye
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 Aye
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Alison Bennett doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Care and Carers) — Opposition Department (2024-09-18 to 2026-10-05) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Alison Bennett →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Ian Howard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 January 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 11 September 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,327.20
Date received: 8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 11 September 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 18 September 2024)

Name of donor: The National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received: 23 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 23 December 2025
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 22 January 2026)

Name of donor: Simon Ruddick
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Communication development which included a facilitator, overnight accommodation, food and drink, value £948
Date received: 9 July 2026 to 10 July 2026
Date accepted: 9 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 July 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Mid Sussex District Council, (unpaid since 30 September 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Date interest ended: 25 March 2026
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 12 October 2024, 10 December 2025 and 27 March 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Alison Bennett yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Alison Bennett has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£156,173.07 paid out to or for Alison Bennett across 186 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Alison Bennett’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £100,905.39 (4 claims)
Office Costs — £30,145.49 (146 claims)
Accommodation — £22,670.92 (33 claims)
MP Travel — £1,755.75 (2 claims)
Staff Travel — £695.52 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £133.32, 2026-04-07 — Internet
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £133.32, 2026-03-05 — Internet
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £70.00, 2026-03-05 — Landline
Cleaning services — £120.00, 2026-03-05 — Initial deep clean (Jan) + regular fortnightly cleans (Feb)
Advertising and contact cards — £62.40, 2026-03-05 — LEMONADE PRINT [200013613-3129]
Equipment - purchase — £688.00, 2026-03-04 — Office furniture
Stationery & printing — £127.76, 2026-02-26 — VIKING
Postage & couriers — £87.00, 2026-02-26 — VIKING

Every claim on file for Alison Bennett →

Early Day Motions

Alison Bennett has tabled 2 Early Day Motions on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 74 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Alison Bennett personally tabled — not motions Alison Bennett may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled
Carers Week 2026 — tabled 2026-05-21, 47 sponsors
Social care — tabled 2026-04-14, 27 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Alison Bennett is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers — Vice Chair
Declared funding: Carers Trust (£3,001-4,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss — Vice Chair
Declared funding: Sands (£10,501-12,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sixth Form Education — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Sands — about £11,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss).

Sands — about £11,250.50, 1 group
Carers Trust — about £3,750.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Alison Bennett personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Alison Bennett is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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