Compare

Julia Buckley vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Julia Buckley and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 1 different votes 325 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
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 650
449
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,349 eligible divisions
224
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
56.1 % of votes cast
225
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
30
-95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£246,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£246,317
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
5
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API