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Alison Griffiths vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Bill Esterson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 293 different votes 299 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
241
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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