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Mr Clive Betts vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,522 shared comparable votes.

1,522 same votes 0 different votes 1,522 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
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
66 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
66 Aye 85 No
31 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
31 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
130 Aye 84 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
130 Aye 84 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
66 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 151 shared votes
66 Aye 85 No
31 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
31 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 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
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above 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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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