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Ruth Cadbury vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
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Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,597 shared comparable votes.

1,591 same votes 6 different votes 1,597 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
150 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
150 Aye 85 No
64 Aye 90 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
64 Aye 90 No
40 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
40 Aye 78 No
32 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
103 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
150 Aye 85 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
150 Aye 85 No
64 Aye 90 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
64 Aye 90 No
40 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
40 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Contributions
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API