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Alison McGovern vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,398 shared comparable votes.

1,396 same votes 2 different votes 1,398 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
111 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
64 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
64 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
38 Aye 81 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
99 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
111 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
64 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
64 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
38 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API