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Clive Efford vs Brian Leishman

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 Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Brian Leishman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 10 different votes 386 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
54 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 95% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
54 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,851
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
1,040
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
811
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
182
+85.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
100
-69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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