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Mr Clive Betts vs Sammy Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,183 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 915 different votes 1,183 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
22 Aye 54 No
Migration 45% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 11 No
Benefits 42% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 38% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
50 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 118 shared votes
73 Aye 45 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 33% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 13 No
Energy 8% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 169 shared votes
61 Aye 108 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
47
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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