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Matt Western vs Clive Efford

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,368 shared comparable votes.

1,366 same votes 2 different votes 1,368 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
122 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
122 Aye 57 No
92 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
40 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
46 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
122 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
122 Aye 57 No
92 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
40 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
40 Aye 99 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,835
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
806
43.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% above average
4
3 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API