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Bill Esterson vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 828 different votes 864 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
8 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 8 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 115 shared votes
38 Aye 77 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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