Clive Betts is a long-serving Labour (Co-op) MP who has represented Sheffield South East since his election in April 1992, making him the longest-serving member of his parliamentary party and the fifth longest-serving MP overall. He demonstrates particularly high voting participation, ranking eighth across all MPs with an 87.55% participation rate and casting 408 votes out of 466 eligible divisions. However, there is a notable divergence between his voting and debate engagement, with his debate contributions ranking him 227th overall, substantially lower than his voting rank. His parliamentary focus has centred on trade and industry, foreign affairs and defence, and housing and planning in debates, while his voting has concentrated on employment and workers' rights, parliamentary procedure, and justice and law matters.

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