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Mr Clive Betts vs Claire Hughes

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
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Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
60 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
60 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
60 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 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

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
90.7 %
17 % above average
Rank 21 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
526 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
53.2 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
223
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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