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Ed Miliband vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,135 same votes 1 different votes 1,136 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
103 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
103 Aye 58 No
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
24 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
103 Aye 58 No
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
24 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

55.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 647
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 647
1,291
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,323 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
56.3 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
719
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 647
Appearances
52
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
444
+330.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 647
Contributions
77
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API