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Bill Esterson vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 654 shared comparable votes.

653 same votes 1 different votes 654 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
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
23 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
23 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Appearances
61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
78
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Contributions
80
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API