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Andrew Western vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 0 different votes 495 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
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
8
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
50 of 58 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