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Mr Clive Betts vs Andrew Western

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
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Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 552 shared comparable votes.

552 same votes 0 different votes 552 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
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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