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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 1,372 shared comparable votes.

1,372 same votes 0 different votes 1,372 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 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
59 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
59 Aye 73 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 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
93 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
59 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
59 Aye 73 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 649
Participation
71.1%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 649
1,661
2,113 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
926
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
56.0% of votes cast
735
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
43
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Contributions
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649

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 54 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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