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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.


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,494 shared comparable votes.

1,491 same votes 3 different votes 1,494 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API