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Clive Efford vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Steve Witherden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 648
Participation
82.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 648
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
526 eligible divisions
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.9 % of votes cast
759
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
205
47.1 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 648
Appearances
50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 648
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 648
Contributions
65
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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