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Mr Clive Betts vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,624 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,569 different votes 1,624 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
13 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 18 No
Energy 6% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
80 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 160 shared votes
83 Aye 77 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 182 shared votes
70 Aye 112 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
789
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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