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Matt Bishop vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 0 different votes 260 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
2 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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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