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Mr Clive Betts vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,344 shared comparable votes.

1,308 same votes 36 different votes 1,344 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
122 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
122 Aye 68 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 18 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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