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Mr Clive Betts vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,040 same votes 233 different votes 1,273 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 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
34 Aye 64 No
101 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 35 No
Trade 93% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 47% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
127 Aye 56 No
Tax 63% aligned 183 shared votes
107 Aye 76 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,762
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,000
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
762
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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