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Joe Powell vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
5
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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