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Mr Clive Betts vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Kate Osborne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 16 different votes 995 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
87 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
32 Aye 87 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 19 No
Benefits 82% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 10 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
34 Aye 11 No
49 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 103 shared votes
50 Aye 53 No
87 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,841
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
1,027
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
56
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
4
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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