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Bill Esterson vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,563 shared comparable votes.

1,563 same votes 0 different votes 1,563 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
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
67 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
67 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
133 Aye 80 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
67 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
67 Aye 79 No
36 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
36 Aye 87 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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