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Mr Clive Betts vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,537 shared comparable votes.

1,535 same votes 2 different votes 1,537 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
128 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
128 Aye 71 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
73 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
73 Aye 83 No
33 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
33 Aye 63 No
34 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 36 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
128 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
128 Aye 71 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
73 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
73 Aye 83 No
33 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
33 Aye 63 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API