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Mr Clive Betts vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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
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Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 796 shared comparable votes.

796 same votes 0 different votes 796 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
77 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
77 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
77 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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