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Peter Swallow vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Peter Swallow
Peter Swallow
Lab Bracknell
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Peter Swallow and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
490
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
241
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
249
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

181
+102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
263
+123.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Contributions
80
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£169,409
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£169,409
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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