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Helen Hayes vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,548 shared comparable votes.

1,542 same votes 6 different votes 1,548 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
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
139 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
139 Aye 76 No
69 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
35 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
35 Aye 86 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
20
1.1% 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

105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API