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Bill Esterson vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

852 same votes 1 different votes 853 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
83 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
44 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
44 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
44 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
44 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
20 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 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 411 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 647
1,656
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,615 eligible divisions
930
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
53.2 % of votes cast
726
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
2
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
77
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
2
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
54 of 64 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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