Ayes & Noes

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Bill Esterson vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 70 different votes 949 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
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 21 No
Benefits 74% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 85% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
928
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
719
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % 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
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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