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Dr Sam Rushworth vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Sam Rushworth and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 2 different votes 297 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
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
225
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
226
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
16
3.5% 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

77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£212,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£212,044
6% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API