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Mr Clive Betts vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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 278 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
48
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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