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Mr Clive Betts vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

1,063 same votes 24 different votes 1,087 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
95 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
95 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 7 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
38 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 79 No
Migration 98% aligned 116 shared votes
35 Aye 81 No
54 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
53 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,841
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
56
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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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