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Bill Esterson vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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 408 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
1,672
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
570 eligible divisions
940
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.3 % of votes cast
732
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
72
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
80
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Contributions
207
+72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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