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Bill Esterson vs Olivia Blake

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 Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

973 same votes 9 different votes 982 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
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 69 No
Migration 98% aligned 105 shared votes
38 Aye 67 No
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
33 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API