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Clive Efford vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Alison Bennett voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 254 different votes 320 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 19 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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 287 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
781
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
128
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
81
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
Contributions
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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