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Nick Smith vs Clive Efford

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,475 shared comparable votes.

1,471 same votes 4 different votes 1,475 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
130 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
130 Aye 65 No
76 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
76 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
49 Aye 28 No
Education 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
130 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
130 Aye 65 No
76 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
76 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
755
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
177 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
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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