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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 102 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 0 different votes 102 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

42.9 %
30 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 650
3
7 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,662
2,340 eligible divisions
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
931
56.0 % of votes cast
3
100.0 % of votes cast
No votes
731
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
Appearances
54
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
0
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 650
Contributions
81
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Defence
3 of 6 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
No topic data
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
No topic data
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
No topic data
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
No topic data
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API