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Bill Esterson vs Katrina 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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Katrina Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 1 different votes 320 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
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.2% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
221
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API