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Bill Esterson vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,430 shared comparable votes.

1,429 same votes 1 different votes 1,430 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
127 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
127 Aye 71 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
31 Aye 81 No
33 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
127 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
127 Aye 71 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
31 Aye 81 No
33 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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