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Bill Esterson vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 5 different votes 1,322 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
123 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
123 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
94 Aye 57 No
47 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
47 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
31 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Benefits 94% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
123 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
123 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
94 Aye 57 No
47 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
47 Aye 65 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
22 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
Participation
67.3%
4% below average
Rank 462 of 649
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,593
2,368 eligible divisions
943
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.9% of votes cast
740
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
703
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Contributions
91
-48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API