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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 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 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
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 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

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
214
56.5% 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, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
49
-96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
3% 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
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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 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
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
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