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Mr Clive Betts vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 368 different votes 377 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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