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Jo Platt vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jo Platt and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 644 shared comparable votes.

643 same votes 1 different votes 644 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
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
74 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
73 Aye 39 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 647
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
424
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,333 eligible divisions
215
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
56.2 % of votes cast
209
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
726
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Appearances
52
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
41
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
77
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£766,743
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£208,190
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 64 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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