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Blair McDougall vs Bill Esterson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Blair McDougall and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 1 different votes 314 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
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
217
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
210
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£186,207
18% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API