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Clive Efford vs Kate Dearden

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 Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Kate Dearden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
45 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
45 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
590 eligible divisions
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
48.6% of votes cast
790
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
261
51.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Contributions
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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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