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Richard Baker vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 1 different votes 317 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
13
3.0% 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

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API