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Mr Clive Betts vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,061 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 108 different votes 1,061 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
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 57 No
Tax 74% aligned 174 shared votes
109 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 10 No
Energy 78% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 84% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 12 No
Defence 87% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % 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
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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