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Clive Efford vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

318 same votes 0 different votes 318 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
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 648
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
759
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648
Appearances
37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 648
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 648
Contributions
58
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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