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Clive Efford vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 338 different votes 346 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
26 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
781
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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