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Bill Esterson vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,440 shared comparable votes.

1,433 same votes 7 different votes 1,440 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
105 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
62 Aye 77 No
37 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 10 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
107 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
105 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
62 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
62 Aye 77 No
37 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
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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Voting source Commons Votes API