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Daniel Zeichner vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,553 shared comparable votes.

1,543 same votes 10 different votes 1,553 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
133 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
133 Aye 76 No
68 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
68 Aye 77 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
133 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
133 Aye 76 No
68 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
68 Aye 77 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 650
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
1,909
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,390 eligible divisions
1,064
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.7% of votes cast
845
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
749
44.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% 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

57
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
62
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
66
-85.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
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

Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
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 motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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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Voting source Commons Votes API