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Bill Esterson vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,212 shared comparable votes.

976 same votes 236 different votes 1,212 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
86 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
86 Aye 55 No
39 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
38 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 71 No
Migration 96% aligned 94 shared votes
23 Aye 71 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 37% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
96 Aye 45 No
Tax 60% aligned 141 shared votes
83 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 64% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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