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Mr Clive Betts vs Alison Bennett

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

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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
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Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Alison Bennett voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 290 different votes 362 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 4% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 12% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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 277 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
128
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
47
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 649
Contributions
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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