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Mr Clive Betts vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Sarah Champion voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,508 shared comparable votes.

1,498 same votes 10 different votes 1,508 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
131 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
131 Aye 78 No
77 Aye 90 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 167 shared votes
77 Aye 90 No
40 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
40 Aye 92 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
40 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
92 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
131 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
131 Aye 78 No
77 Aye 90 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 167 shared votes
77 Aye 90 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,828
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,390 eligible divisions
1,024
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
54.5% of votes cast
804
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
764
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
52
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
94
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API