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Bill Esterson vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 958 different votes 986 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
25 Aye 7 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 119 shared votes
66 Aye 53 No
86 Aye 47 No
Tax 2% aligned 133 shared votes
45 Aye 88 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
159
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
229
+121.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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