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Bill Esterson vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 709 shared comparable votes.

677 same votes 32 different votes 709 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
26 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
60 Aye 22 No
Tax 94% aligned 82 shared votes
55 Aye 27 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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