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Gerald Jones vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,426 shared comparable votes.

1,426 same votes 0 different votes 1,426 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
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
67 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
67 Aye 75 No
29 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
29 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
113 Aye 66 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
67 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
67 Aye 75 No
29 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
29 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,941
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
1,081
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
860
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
40
-114.6 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
74 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Transport
86 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API