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Fred Thomas vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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