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Clive Efford vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 532 shared comparable votes.

530 same votes 2 different votes 532 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
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 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 290 of 650
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 650
1,779
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
684
934 eligible divisions
1,004
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.0 % of votes cast
775
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
349
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

88
+21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
49
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
79
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
304
+186.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Defence
58 of 68 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Transport
77 of 91 votes
#5
Education
49 of 57 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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