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Clive Efford vs Chris Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 2 different votes 363 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,846
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
1,037
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
809
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
93
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API