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Bill Esterson vs Terry Jermy

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 Terry Jermy
Terry Jermy
Lab South West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Terry Jermy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 3 different votes 304 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
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 650
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
631 eligible divisions
953
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
48.8% of votes cast
750
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
88
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£199,358
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£199,358
12% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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