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Bill Esterson vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

993 same votes 0 different votes 993 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
90 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
90 Aye 52 No
38 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
38 Aye 75 No
45 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
45 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
90 Aye 52 No
38 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
38 Aye 75 No
45 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
45 Aye 62 No
27 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 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 412 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
94
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
766
+604.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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