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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 1,145 shared comparable votes.

1,144 same votes 1 different votes 1,145 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
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
37 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 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
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
37 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
37 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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
5
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
129 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API