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Mr Clive Betts vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 650
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
563 eligible divisions
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.8 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
237
50.2 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
48
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
38
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
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
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
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