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Clive Efford vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,484 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,433 different votes 1,484 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
21 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
102 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 166 shared votes
62 Aye 104 No
13 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
72 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 143 shared votes
73 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 67 shared votes
22 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 38 No
Transport 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,793
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
1,015
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
778
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
78
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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