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Bill Esterson vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,209 shared comparable votes.

1,207 same votes 2 different votes 1,209 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
106 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
105 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
105 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
30 Aye 67 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
106 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
105 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
105 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
39 Aye 58 No
30 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
30 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,687
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,374 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
78
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API