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Ben Goldsborough vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 353 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
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
490
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,356 eligible divisions
246
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.2 % of votes cast
244
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
732
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
72
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
79
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API