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Mr Clive Betts vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 338 different votes 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
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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 277 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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