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Tim Roca vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
207
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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