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Clive Efford vs Torsten Bell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Torsten Bell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 2 different votes 363 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
24 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 92% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 650
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,846
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
631 eligible divisions
1,037
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
53.9% of votes cast
809
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
209
46.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
93
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
224
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API