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Ian Murray vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,377 shared comparable votes.

1,368 same votes 9 different votes 1,377 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
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No
56 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
56 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
36 Aye 88 No
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 97% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 12 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 650
1,699
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,396 eligible divisions
940
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.7% of votes cast
759
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
749
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
62
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
152
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Contributions
87
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
3 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 76 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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