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Mr Clive Betts vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,300 same votes 2 different votes 1,302 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
113 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
47 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
33 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
113 Aye 69 No
109 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
47 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
47 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
33 Aye 74 No
25 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
5% above average
Rank 270 of 649
Participation
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 649
1,811
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,368 eligible divisions
1,017
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
794
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% 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
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
76
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
49
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 649
Contributions
128
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API