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Bill Esterson vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,302 shared comparable votes.

1,301 same votes 1 different votes 1,302 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
105 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
56 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
56 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
105 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
56 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
56 Aye 56 No
35 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
Participation
65.5%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
1,683
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,368 eligible divisions
943
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7% of votes cast
740
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
35
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Contributions
255
+115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API