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Clive Efford vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,569 shared comparable votes.

1,565 same votes 4 different votes 1,569 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
132 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
132 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No
58 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
58 Aye 68 No
47 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
47 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
132 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
132 Aye 73 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
40 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
40 Aye 104 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
781
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
38
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
79
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
226
+88.2 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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