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Bridget Phillipson vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,139 shared comparable votes.

1,137 same votes 2 different votes 1,139 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
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
97 Aye 49 No
42 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
106 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
97 Aye 49 No
42 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API