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Cat Eccles vs Mr Clive Betts

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

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Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 9 different votes 306 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
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
76.0%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,422 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
814
44.2% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
63
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
56
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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