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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 1,417 shared comparable votes.

1,417 same votes 0 different votes 1,417 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
67 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
67 Aye 72 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
67 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
67 Aye 72 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

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
Participation
71.1%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 649
1,917
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
1,072
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
56.0% of votes cast
845
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
38
-101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Contributions
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

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
68 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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