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Clive Efford vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,531 shared comparable votes.

1,522 same votes 9 different votes 1,531 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
138 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
138 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
39 Aye 93 No
65 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
65 Aye 57 No
51 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
51 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 98% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
105 Aye 70 No
138 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
138 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
1,820
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
991
56.3% of votes cast
796
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
768
43.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

99
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
90
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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