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Adam Thompson vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 0 different votes 385 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
546
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
270
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
276
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
112
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
1 registered category
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
20 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API