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Bill Esterson vs Chris Kane

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 Chris Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Chris Kane voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
221
49.4% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
226
50.6% 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
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
81
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API