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Bill Esterson vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Jamie Stone voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

907 same votes 212 different votes 1,119 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
88 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
88 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 76 No
Migration 99% aligned 102 shared votes
27 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 32 No
Trade 94% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 8 No
Education 38% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 No
92 Aye 44 No
Tax 57% aligned 136 shared votes
82 Aye 54 No
13 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 65% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % 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
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
169 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 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
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API