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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 1 different votes 322 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
3.2% 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

72
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
3 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 20 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API