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Mr Clive Betts vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

1,182 same votes 10 different votes 1,192 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
96 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
96 Aye 58 No
65 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
65 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
29 Aye 86 No
32 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 9 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
96 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
96 Aye 58 No
65 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
65 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
29 Aye 86 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 274 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
1,026
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
53
-100.4 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
83
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API