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Bill Esterson vs Matthew Pennycook

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,606 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 2 different votes 1,606 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
139 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
139 Aye 81 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
65 Aye 80 No
38 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
139 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 220 shared votes
139 Aye 81 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
65 Aye 80 No
38 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,405 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
55.2% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
153
+64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
88
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
647
+492.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API