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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 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
790
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API