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Mr Clive Betts vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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