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Clive Efford vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,400 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 6 different votes 1,400 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
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
114 Aye 54 No
76 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
76 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
114 Aye 54 No
76 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
76 Aye 60 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,835
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
400
+245.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
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
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
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API