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Jeff Smith vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

1,263 same votes 4 different votes 1,267 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
108 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 102 shared votes
76 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
108 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
29 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
2 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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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