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Tony Vaughan vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
234
49.6% 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

50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
9
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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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