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Bill Esterson vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 912 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 882 different votes 912 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
23 Aye 6 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
46 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 109 shared votes
63 Aye 46 No
34 Aye 76 No
Migration 4% aligned 110 shared votes
72 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 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
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,672
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,288
1,638 eligible divisions
940
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
47.8 % of votes cast
732
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
80
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Contributions
102
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
50 of 50 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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