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Bill Esterson vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Mike Reader voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 1 different votes 312 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
27 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.2% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% 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
74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
99
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API