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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 957 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 0 different votes 957 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
90 Aye 51 No
37 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
37 Aye 74 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
45 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
90 Aye 51 No
37 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
37 Aye 74 No
45 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
45 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
219
+111.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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