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Mr Clive Betts vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,615 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 11 different votes 1,615 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
149 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
149 Aye 83 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
73 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
73 Aye 84 No
40 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
40 Aye 91 No
34 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
149 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
149 Aye 83 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
73 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
73 Aye 84 No
40 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
40 Aye 91 No
34 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 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
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,828
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
1,024
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
804
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
53
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API