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Bill Esterson vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 269 different votes 274 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
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % 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
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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