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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 1,300 shared comparable votes.

1,300 same votes 0 different votes 1,300 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

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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

£2,854,227
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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