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Matt Western vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,299 shared comparable votes.

1,298 same votes 1 different votes 1,299 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
116 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
116 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
53 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
53 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
116 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
53 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
53 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% 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

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API