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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Bill Esterson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,449 different votes 1,500 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
18 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 31 No
Energy 6% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
70 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 139 shared votes
70 Aye 69 No
59 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
39 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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