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Greg Smith vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,003 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 975 different votes 1,003 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
9 Aye 23 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
66 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
45 Aye 88 No
Tax 2% aligned 133 shared votes
86 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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