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Clive Efford vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.

1,305 same votes 0 different votes 1,305 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
117 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
117 Aye 60 No
89 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
89 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
41 Aye 96 No
56 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
117 Aye 60 No
89 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
89 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
41 Aye 96 No
56 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 648
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,057 eligible divisions
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.0 % of votes cast
759
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
664
45.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648
Appearances
84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 648
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 648
Contributions
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
139 of 161 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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