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Gareth Thomas vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,310 shared comparable votes.

1,310 same votes 0 different votes 1,310 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
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
108 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
37 Aye 77 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
108 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
108 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
37 Aye 77 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API