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Bill Esterson vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,062 shared comparable votes.

1,053 same votes 9 different votes 1,062 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
81 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
81 Aye 51 No
55 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
32 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
81 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
81 Aye 51 No
55 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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