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Bill Esterson vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % 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
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
249
+141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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