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Bill Esterson vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Christine Jardine voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

891 same votes 191 different votes 1,082 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
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
31 Aye 76 No
Migration 98% aligned 107 shared votes
33 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 10 No
Education 37% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 22 No
Defence 61% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
101 Aye 41 No
Tax 63% aligned 142 shared votes
86 Aye 56 No
10 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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