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Graeme Downie vs Mr Clive Betts

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
vs
Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 650
360
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
154
42.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
206
57.2 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

68
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
4
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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