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Andy McDonald vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,577 shared comparable votes.

1,570 same votes 7 different votes 1,577 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
142 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
142 Aye 72 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
34 Aye 104 No
33 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Housing 98% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
46 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
78 Aye 67 No
142 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
142 Aye 72 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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