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Andy Burnham vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 0 different votes 119 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
16 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

35.7%
37% below average
Rank 636 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
30
84 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
18
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
12
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
4 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
772
+607.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
34
8 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Environment / Climate
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
4 of 5 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
4 of 6 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 5 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
4 of 7 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
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
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 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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