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Clive Efford vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,488 shared comparable votes.

1,488 same votes 0 different votes 1,488 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
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
74 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
74 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
74 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
74 Aye 73 No
38 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
38 Aye 103 No
46 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 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 296 of 648
Participation
72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 371 of 648
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,312 eligible divisions
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
54.4 % of votes cast
759
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
766
45.6 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648
Appearances
22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 648
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 648
Contributions
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
73 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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