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Clive Efford vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 866 shared comparable votes.

862 same votes 4 different votes 866 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
73 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
73 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
36 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Benefits 94% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
73 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
73 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
45 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% 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

95
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
7
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
88
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
7
-154.3 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API