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Claire Hanna vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Bill Esterson voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 616 shared comparable votes.

587 same votes 29 different votes 616 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
32 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
32 Aye 69 No
27 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 74% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 92% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 4 No
Energy 95% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

45.8%
26% below average
Rank 613 of 649
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
756
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
393
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
56.0% of votes cast
363
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
37
-102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Contributions
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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
58 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
122 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
33 of 53 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
25 of 41 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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