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Bill Esterson vs Jo Stevens

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 Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Jo Stevens voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,458 shared comparable votes.

1,451 same votes 7 different votes 1,458 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
118 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
118 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
63 Aye 71 No
36 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
36 Aye 73 No
39 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
118 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
118 Aye 67 No
63 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
63 Aye 71 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
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,749
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.8 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
791
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
149
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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