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Cat Eccles vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 2 different votes 247 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
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
313
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
138
44.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
175
55.9 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
10
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
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