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Mr Clive Betts vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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 278 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
563 eligible divisions
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
785
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % 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
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
48
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
205
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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