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Bill Esterson vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,484 shared comparable votes.

1,481 same votes 3 different votes 1,484 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
128 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
128 Aye 72 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
128 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
128 Aye 72 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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