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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,585 shared comparable votes.

1,580 same votes 5 different votes 1,585 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
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
34 Aye 105 No
44 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
119 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
119 Aye 67 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
34 Aye 105 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
157
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
79
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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