The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Catherine Atkinson vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1 different votes 343 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
239
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
217
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
182
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
80
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API