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Dame Meg Hillier vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,428 shared comparable votes.

1,421 same votes 7 different votes 1,428 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
129 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
129 Aye 62 No
64 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
64 Aye 66 No
36 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
36 Aye 72 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
129 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
129 Aye 62 No
64 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
64 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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