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David Davis vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

David Davis and Bill Esterson voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 1,041 different votes 1,149 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
52 Aye 39 No
Migration 19% aligned 91 shared votes
28 Aye 63 No
44 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 85 shared votes
39 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 14% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 21 No
Benefits 13% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 19 No
Defence 10% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
7
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
198 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion 29 Nov 2023
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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