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Gareth Thomas vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,389 same votes 3 different votes 1,392 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
124 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
124 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
124 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
124 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
14
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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