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Bill Esterson vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,505 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,454 different votes 1,505 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
10 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
70 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 139 shared votes
70 Aye 69 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 167 shared votes
59 Aye 108 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
17 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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