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Jim Dickson vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
508
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
247
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
261
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

123
+47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
136
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,033
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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