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Sojan Joseph vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1 different votes 399 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
552
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
4 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API