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Bill Esterson vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 1 different votes 307 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
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% 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
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API