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Clive Lewis vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Clive Lewis and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

1,387 same votes 18 different votes 1,405 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
117 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
117 Aye 63 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 20 No
Education 98% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 76 No
Migration 99% aligned 108 shared votes
33 Aye 75 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
64 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

68.2%
4% below average
Rank 453 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 650
1,633
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,396 eligible divisions
902
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.7% of votes cast
731
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
749
44.3% of votes cast
20
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Appearances
62
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
32
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
87
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£292,653
29% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
29
7 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
181 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 80 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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