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Bill Esterson vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 279 different votes 285 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 26 No
Tax 2% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 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
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
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
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