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Bill Esterson vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 236 different votes 242 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 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
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
526 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
46.3 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
208
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
93
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
166
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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