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Chris Elmore vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,569 shared comparable votes.

1,565 same votes 4 different votes 1,569 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
132 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
132 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No
58 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
58 Aye 68 No
47 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
47 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
132 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
132 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
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