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Mr Clive Betts vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 578 shared comparable votes.

577 same votes 1 different votes 578 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 285 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,782
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
1,004
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
778
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
44
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Defence
58 of 64 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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