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Mr Clive Betts vs Jim Dickson

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
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
90.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 23 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
526 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.8 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
100
+39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
109
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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