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Bill Esterson vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
46 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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 408 of 649
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 649
1,675
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
573 eligible divisions
940
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.7 % of votes cast
735
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
6
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
79
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
6
-130.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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