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Bill Esterson vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
568 eligible divisions
939
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
731
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
64
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
80
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Contributions
84
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API