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Bill Esterson vs Sarah Owen

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 Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 866 shared comparable votes.

866 same votes 0 different votes 866 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
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
46 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
46 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
32 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
46 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
46 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
32 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 648
Appearances
42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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