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Bill Esterson vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
942
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
735
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
98
+19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
79
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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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