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Bill Esterson vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 277 different votes 283 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
104
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 213 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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