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Clive Efford vs Ian Murray

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 Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Ian Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,459 shared comparable votes.

1,450 same votes 9 different votes 1,459 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
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 107 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
38 Aye 107 No
66 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
66 Aye 69 No
44 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
44 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Benefits 97% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 97% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 174 shared votes
104 Aye 70 No
117 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
117 Aye 58 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
1,820
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,390 eligible divisions
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
796
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
754
44.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
90
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 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
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
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 rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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