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Bill Esterson vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 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
86.9 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 649
1,675
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
573 eligible divisions
940
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.6 % of votes cast
735
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % 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
53
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
79
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
56
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
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
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