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Mr Clive Betts vs Gareth Bacon

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

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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
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Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,145 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,105 different votes 1,145 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
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 124 shared votes
85 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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