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Mr Clive Betts vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,030 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 998 different votes 1,030 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
14 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 79 No
Migration 4% aligned 114 shared votes
75 Aye 39 No
51 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 120 shared votes
69 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 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 276 of 649
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 649
1,800
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,636 eligible divisions
1,015
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
47.8 % of votes cast
785
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Appearances
74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
47
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
Contributions
99
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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