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Bill Esterson vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Ed Davey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,030 shared comparable votes.

855 same votes 175 different votes 1,030 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
89 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 69 No
Migration 97% aligned 101 shared votes
33 Aye 68 No
16 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 38% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
83 Aye 38 No
Tax 66% aligned 121 shared votes
80 Aye 41 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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