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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 83% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

885 same votes 181 different votes 1,066 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
12 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 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
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
16 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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