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Bill Esterson vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Ian Roome voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 176 different votes 223 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 21 No
Tax 9% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
77
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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