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Clive Efford vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Jo Platt voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 735 shared comparable votes.

730 same votes 5 different votes 735 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
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
74 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 114 shared votes
75 Aye 39 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
35 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
1,835
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
619 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
30
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
50
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API