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Clive Efford vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 3 different votes 422 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
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.2% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
85
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
89
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
145
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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