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Bill Esterson vs Josh Babarinde

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
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Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 235 different votes 287 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
119
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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