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Bill Esterson vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 1 different votes 297 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
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% 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
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
10 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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