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Mr Clive Betts vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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 278 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
563 eligible divisions
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.0 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Contributions
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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