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Bill Esterson vs Sir Stephen Timms

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,523 same votes 5 different votes 1,528 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
129 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
129 Aye 73 No
61 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
61 Aye 80 No
37 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
37 Aye 87 No
33 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
129 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
129 Aye 73 No
61 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
61 Aye 80 No
37 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
37 Aye 87 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
65 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API