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Mr Clive Betts vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,536 shared comparable votes.

1,534 same votes 2 different votes 1,536 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
137 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
137 Aye 76 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
67 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
67 Aye 82 No
38 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
38 Aye 76 No
33 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
137 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
137 Aye 76 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
67 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
67 Aye 82 No
38 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
38 Aye 76 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
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API