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John Healey vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

John Healey and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,194 shared comparable votes.

1,194 same votes 0 different votes 1,194 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
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
98 Aye 47 No
44 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
44 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
38 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
98 Aye 47 No
44 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
44 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
38 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

59.7%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,437
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
813
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
624
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Appearances
64
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
417
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£320,971
42% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
7
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Trade
69 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
125 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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