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James Asser vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 1 different votes 357 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
35 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API