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Al Carns vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
274
+128.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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
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