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Clive Efford vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 3 different votes 447 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
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 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
91.6%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
620 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
76
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
89
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
90
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API