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Clive Efford vs Catherine Atkinson

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 Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 3 different votes 382 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
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
620 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
50.5% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
244
49.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
106
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
88
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
195
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
41 of 42 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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