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James Naish vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

James Naish and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
434
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
212
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
222
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
9
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
213
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
15
6 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

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