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Keir Mather vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 650
579
771 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,351 eligible divisions
284
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
56.1 % of votes cast
295
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Appearances
57
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
331
+203.0 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
87
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
49 of 51 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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Voting source Commons Votes API