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Mr David Lammy vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 9 different votes 1,014 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
86 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
86 Aye 32 No
50 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
50 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 5 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
100 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
103 Aye 57 No
86 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
86 Aye 32 No
50 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
50 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
4 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API