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Mr Clive Betts vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 1 different votes 383 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
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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 650
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 29 of 650
1,797
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
565 eligible divisions
1,012
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
269
53.4 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
7
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
49
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
12
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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