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Tahir Ali vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

1,004 same votes 3 different votes 1,007 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
89 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 116 shared votes
52 Aye 64 No
89 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
89 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
37 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
664
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
593
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
37
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
3 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
47 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API