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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 1,147 shared comparable votes.

1,145 same votes 2 different votes 1,147 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
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 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
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 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

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
65
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
518
+359.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
91
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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
176 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API