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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer 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
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
371
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
186
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
185
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% 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

70
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
614
+466.3 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
3
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API