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Bill Esterson vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,233 shared comparable votes.

1,232 same votes 1 different votes 1,233 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
120 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
120 Aye 57 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
48 Aye 67 No
23 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
23 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
120 Aye 57 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
48 Aye 67 No
23 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
23 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 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
69.0%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,483
2,150 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
816
55.0% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
667
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
29
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
40
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
74 of 82 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API