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David Baines vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 1 different votes 311 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
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API