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Bill Esterson vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

1,306 same votes 0 different votes 1,306 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
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
108 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
37 Aye 77 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
108 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
37 Aye 77 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
Participation
66.5%
5% below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,368 eligible divisions
943
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
740
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
679
43.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Contributions
45
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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