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Bill Esterson vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 7 different votes 377 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 74% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.3%
2% below average
Rank 413 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
1,703
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
953
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
750
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
71
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
96
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
87
-80.2 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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