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Bill Esterson vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,489 shared comparable votes.

1,487 same votes 2 different votes 1,489 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
133 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
133 Aye 71 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
30 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
133 Aye 71 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
30 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API