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Clive Efford vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Clive Efford and David Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 5 different votes 359 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
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
23 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,846
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
631 eligible divisions
1,037
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.3% of votes cast
809
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6% 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
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
93
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API