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Mr Clive Betts vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,641 shared comparable votes.

1,639 same votes 2 different votes 1,641 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
129 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
129 Aye 76 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
77 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
77 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
46 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
129 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
129 Aye 76 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
77 Aye 86 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
77 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
41 Aye 95 No
46 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 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 274 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
1,026
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
65
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
53
-101.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
413
+258.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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