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Clive Efford vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,650 shared comparable votes.

1,643 same votes 7 different votes 1,650 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
138 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
138 Aye 75 No
75 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
75 Aye 80 No
41 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
41 Aye 106 No
34 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 175 shared votes
105 Aye 70 No
138 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
138 Aye 75 No
75 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
75 Aye 80 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 280 of 650
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 650
1,835
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
854
45.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
88
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
225
+70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 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
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
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 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API