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Alex Sobel vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 3 different votes 1,274 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
107 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
90 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
90 Aye 56 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
107 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
90 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
90 Aye 56 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
711
46.0% 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

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API