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Bill Esterson vs Lincoln Jopp

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 Lincoln Jopp
Lincoln Jopp
Con Spelthorne

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Lincoln Jopp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 250 different votes 256 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
171
43.0 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
227
57.0 % 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
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
205
+127.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
342
+203.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£74,646
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£74,646
67 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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