Bill Esterson’s voting in Parliament

Bill Esterson is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Bill Esterson’s votes.

• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Bill Esterson’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Bill Esterson’s full vote analysis page for more.

Bill Esterson has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

• Leaving the EU: Future Trade Remedies 17 Apr 2018

  I am puzzled by the Minister’s answer, as I was when he said the same thing in the Bill Committee. I do not understand why he does not see the benefit of having a mixture of independent members, who quite rightly have the expertise that he sets out, and a number drawn from different interest groups. There could be a balance of the two to reflect the needs of the different parts of the...

• Leaving the EU: Future Trade Remedies 17 Apr 2018

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton). He made some extremely important points, which I shall touch on. I will also mention some of the comments from the hon. Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Julia Lopez). Trade remedies are a key element of our future trade policy. Without adequate trade...

• Leaving the EU: Future Trade Remedies 17 Apr 2018

  I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the intervention. I was about to make the same point. She is absolutely right to say that we need to hear from the Minister what his intentions are. The EU does not want the UK to be swamped with dumped goods, whether that is steel, ceramics or washing machines, because if that happened, such goods could enter the EU market from the UK. Equally, UK...

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Profile

Labour MP for Sefton Central

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @Bill_Esterson
• https://facebook.com/BillEsterson4SeftonCentral

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bill Esterson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for International Trade
• Education
• HM Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Employment Agencies
• Trade Agreements
• Foreign Investment in UK
• Small Businesses: Billing
• Carillion

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (International Trade) (since 18 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 1 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 30 Jun 2016)
• Member, Treasury Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (7 Nov 2011 to 25 Feb 2013)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Education Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Jun 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
• Care Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Bill Esterson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 393 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 86 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Bill Esterson’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 316 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)