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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 1,533 shared comparable votes.

1,533 same votes 0 different votes 1,533 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

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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
2
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API