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Mr Clive Betts vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Christine Jardine voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,189 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 217 different votes 1,189 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
91 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
91 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 117 shared votes
36 Aye 81 No
3 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 8 No
Education 37% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 40% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 61% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
107 Aye 47 No
Tax 62% aligned 154 shared votes
90 Aye 64 No
18 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% 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

76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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