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Fred Thomas vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 649
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
396
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
231
58.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
165
41.7 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

43
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
57
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
47
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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