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Jayne Kirkham vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
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Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
242
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
232
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

189
+110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
230
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Contributions
79
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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
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 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
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