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Nick Smith vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,364 shared comparable votes.

1,363 same votes 1 different votes 1,364 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
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
86 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
30 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
86 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
30 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 649
Participation
71.1%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 649
1,771
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
1,013
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
56.0% of votes cast
758
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
125
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API