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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,266 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 1 different votes 1,266 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
107 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
31 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
31 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
419
+273.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above 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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API