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David Smith vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

David Smith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 2 different votes 319 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
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
450
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
222
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
228
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API