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Bill Esterson vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Dave Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
54.2 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
45.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
79
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
Contributions
131
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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