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Bill Esterson vs Helen Hayes

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,548 shared comparable votes.

1,542 same votes 6 different votes 1,548 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
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API