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Jim McMahon vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,405 shared comparable votes.

1,404 same votes 1 different votes 1,405 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
127 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
127 Aye 71 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
127 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
127 Aye 71 No
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
Participation
71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
936
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
56.3 % of votes cast
717
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
719
43.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648
Appearances
55
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 648
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Contributions
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Education
79 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API