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Clive Efford vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,052 shared comparable votes.

1,036 same votes 16 different votes 1,052 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
101 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
101 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 16 No
Education 94% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 18 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
54 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 107 shared votes
53 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 87 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
36 Aye 88 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,846
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,037
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
809
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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