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John McDonnell vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,598 shared comparable votes.

1,574 same votes 24 different votes 1,598 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
138 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 205 shared votes
138 Aye 67 No
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
39 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Education 93% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
40 Aye 20 No
Benefits 97% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 648
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 648
1,829
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
1,003
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
826
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
759
43.1 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
78
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 648
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 648
Contributions
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#3
Education
83 of 95 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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