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Joani Reid vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Lab East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

57.6%
15% below average
Rank 591 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
340
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
147
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
193
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

10
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
12
-135.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
30 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
79 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
20 of 29 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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