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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 755 shared comparable votes.

754 same votes 1 different votes 755 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
70 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
70 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 14 No
Trade 96% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
70 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
70 Aye 54 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 650
470
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,349 eligible divisions
231
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
56.1 % of votes cast
239
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API