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Linsey Farnsworth vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 1 different votes 356 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
135
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API