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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
vs
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 582 shared comparable votes.

582 same votes 0 different votes 582 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
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 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
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 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

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

57
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
49
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Contributions
298
+155.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 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