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Bill Esterson vs Mr Toby Perkins

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
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,450 shared comparable votes.

1,445 same votes 5 different votes 1,450 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
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
36 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
36 Aye 81 No
31 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
64 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 134 shared votes
63 Aye 71 No
105 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 160 shared votes
106 Aye 54 No
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 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 346 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
65 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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