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Bill Esterson vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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