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Bill Esterson vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Katie Lam voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 214 different votes 220 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
68
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
77
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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