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Ian Lavery vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,599 shared comparable votes.

1,579 same votes 20 different votes 1,599 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
140 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
140 Aye 78 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
63 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
63 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
53 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 65 shared votes
54 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 37 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 132 shared votes
39 Aye 93 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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