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Mr Clive Betts vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

1,463 same votes 5 different votes 1,468 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
142 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
142 Aye 90 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
62 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
62 Aye 92 No
36 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
142 Aye 90 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
142 Aye 90 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
62 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
62 Aye 92 No
36 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 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
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
1,026
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
53
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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 rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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