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Sammy Wilson vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim
vs
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,132 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 866 different votes 1,132 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
52 Aye 29 No
Migration 43% aligned 81 shared votes
18 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 40% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 40% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
66 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 109 shared votes
43 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
53 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 159 shared votes
105 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
54
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
77
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above 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

Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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