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James Murray vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

James Murray and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,033 shared comparable votes.

1,031 same votes 2 different votes 1,033 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
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
37 Aye 90 No
45 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
45 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
99 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
37 Aye 90 No
45 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
45 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Education
58 of 69 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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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