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Jessica Toale vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jessica Toale and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
122
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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

£208,947
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£208,947
8% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
6
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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