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Bill Esterson vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

1,257 same votes 2 different votes 1,259 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
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
26 Aye 73 No
39 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
39 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
120 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
120 Aye 66 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
26 Aye 73 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
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
946
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
58.1% of votes cast
750
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
410
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above 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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API