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Mary Kelly Foy vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 28 different votes 1,014 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
96 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
96 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
36 Aye 81 No
30 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 7 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
37 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 107 shared votes
34 Aye 73 No
96 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
96 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
76.0%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
814
44.2% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
56
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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 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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