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Mr Clive Betts vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 469 shared comparable votes.

469 same votes 0 different votes 469 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
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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