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Clive Efford vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

1,223 same votes 5 different votes 1,228 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
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
111 Aye 49 No
54 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
23 Aye 51 No
44 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
111 Aye 49 No
54 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,809
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,329
2,373 eligible divisions
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
790
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
530
39.9% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

97
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
82
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
86
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
558
+417.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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