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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 1,530 shared comparable votes.

1,530 same votes 0 different votes 1,530 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
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 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
47 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 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
47 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 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 280 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,835
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
935
54.0% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
88
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
31
-123.8 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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