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Bambos Charalambous vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

1,161 same votes 0 different votes 1,161 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
104 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
84 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
42 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
84 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
42 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,545
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
873
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
672
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

21
-70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
65
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
24
-134.5 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Contributions
91
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Housing
45 of 55 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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