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Bill Esterson vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 265 different votes 271 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
43.6 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
215
56.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
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