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Alison Hume vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 4 different votes 351 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
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
490
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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