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Mr Clive Betts vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 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 278 of 650
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 650
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
563 eligible divisions
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Appearances
164
+93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
47
-79.0 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Contributions
195
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API