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Dame Karen Bradley vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
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Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Bill Esterson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,100 different votes 1,159 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
53 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 150 shared votes
101 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 15 No
Migration 6% aligned 50 shared votes
12 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 23 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
744
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
848
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
11
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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