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Mr Toby Perkins vs Mr Clive Betts

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

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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,566 shared comparable votes.

1,561 same votes 5 different votes 1,566 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
126 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
126 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
32 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 154 shared votes
72 Aye 82 No
110 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
126 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
126 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
959
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
774
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API