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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 0 different votes 205 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
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,690
2,381 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.8% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
747
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
59
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
82
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
2 registered categories
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Tax
63 of 112 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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