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Bill Esterson vs Alison Griffiths

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

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

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 268 different votes 274 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
526 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
41.6 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
227
58.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
106
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
50 of 56 votes
#1
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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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