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Stephen Doughty vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,289 shared comparable votes.

1,283 same votes 6 different votes 1,289 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
103 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
54 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
54 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
33 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
96 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
103 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
54 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
54 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
33 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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