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Mr Clive Betts vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 575 shared comparable votes.

572 same votes 3 different votes 575 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
64 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
64 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 60 shared votes
49 Aye 11 No
64 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
64 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 540 of 650
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
619 eligible divisions
1,026
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
184
47.1% of votes cast
814
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
55
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
512
+355.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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