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Clive Efford vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,439 shared comparable votes.

1,435 same votes 4 different votes 1,439 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
122 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
122 Aye 60 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
38 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
122 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
122 Aye 60 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
38 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 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 285 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 464 of 649
1,804
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,368 eligible divisions
1,018
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
56.2% of votes cast
786
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
706
43.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

95
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
57
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
84
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Contributions
329
+191.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
183 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
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
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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