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Clive Efford vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,336 different votes 1,376 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
8 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
60 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 127 shared votes
67 Aye 60 No
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 13 No
Energy 2% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
138 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 196 shared votes
58 Aye 138 No
28 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
93 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 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 283 of 649
Participation
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,793
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
1,015
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.1 % of votes cast
778
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
935
52.9 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
78
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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