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Bill Esterson vs John Slinger

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 Slinger
John Slinger
Lab Rugby

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and John Slinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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 408 of 649
Participation
87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 649
1,672
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
570 eligible divisions
940
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
52.0 % of votes cast
732
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
240
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
183
+107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
80
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Contributions
225
+90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£168,612
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£168,612
25 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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