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Dan Carden vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Dan Carden and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

1,227 same votes 1 different votes 1,228 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
120 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
120 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
23 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
120 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
23 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
808
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
652
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

26
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
37
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£298,675
32% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 87 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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