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Julia Lopez vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Bill Esterson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,304 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,249 different votes 1,304 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
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 27 No
Education 5% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 26 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
78 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
34 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
848
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
920
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
251 of 288 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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