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Jim McMahon vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,501 shared comparable votes.

1,497 same votes 4 different votes 1,501 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
133 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
133 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
48 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
133 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
133 Aye 70 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
951
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
742
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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
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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