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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 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
491
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
254
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
237
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
63
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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