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Ashley Dalton vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 1 different votes 441 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
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
21 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
21 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

63.4 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 650
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 405 of 650
568
896 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,344 eligible divisions
269
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
56.1 % of votes cast
299
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
56
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
115
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
85
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
Trade
15 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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