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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 1,228 shared comparable votes.

1,227 same votes 1 different votes 1,228 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 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
120 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 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 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
120 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 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

71.1%
2% below average
Rank 405 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,687
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,118 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Appearances
26
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
78
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Contributions
37
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
19
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
62 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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