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Afzal Khan vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,381 shared comparable votes.

1,381 same votes 0 different votes 1,381 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
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
59 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
59 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
36 Aye 76 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
59 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
59 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
36 Aye 76 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,689
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
935
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
754
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
48
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API