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David Williams vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

David Williams and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 1 different votes 356 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
15
2.9% 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

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API