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Clive Efford vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 527 shared comparable votes.

525 same votes 2 different votes 527 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
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
58 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

95
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
88
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API