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Daisy Cooper vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Daisy Cooper and Bill Esterson voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

649 same votes 242 different votes 891 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
19 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 18 No
Trade 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 64 No
Migration 96% aligned 80 shared votes
15 Aye 65 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Education 26% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 32% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
73 Aye 49 No
Tax 50% aligned 122 shared votes
84 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 20 No
Defence 55% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
1,184
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
614
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
570
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£274,876
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
14
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

Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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