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Mr Clive Betts vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 498 shared comparable votes.

498 same votes 0 different votes 498 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
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
1,841
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
573
620 eligible divisions
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.2% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
291
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
53
-109.0 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
Contributions
116
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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 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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