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Bill Esterson vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 854 shared comparable votes.

641 same votes 213 different votes 854 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
17 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 66 No
Migration 96% aligned 94 shared votes
28 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Education 32% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 46% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
68 Aye 38 No
Tax 52% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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