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Mr Clive Betts vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
84.6 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
1,791
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
558 eligible divisions
1,009
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.2 % of votes cast
782
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
39
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
49
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Contributions
46
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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