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Mr Clive Betts vs Dr Scott Arthur

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 10 different votes 448 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
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
83.1%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
1,841
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
633 eligible divisions
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.2% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
267
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
56
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API