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Clive Efford vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

1,328 same votes 4 different votes 1,332 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
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
101 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
101 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
63 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
35 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
35 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
5% above average
Rank 278 of 649
Participation
62.5%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,804
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,368 eligible divisions
1,018
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5% of votes cast
786
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
54
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
84
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Contributions
417
+277.6 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
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