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Shaun Davies vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
203
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
183
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
3
0.8% 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

33
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
46
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
35
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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