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Mr Clive Betts vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 0 different votes 441 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
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 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
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
590 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.2% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
49
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API