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Alistair Strathern vs Bill Esterson

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

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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
73
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
24 of 25 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API