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John Whitby vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 0 different votes 460 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
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

62
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
76
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
49
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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Voting source Commons Votes API