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Kirsty Blackman vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Bill Esterson voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

895 same votes 98 different votes 993 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 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Energy 73% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 17 No
Benefits 77% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
99 Aye 53 No
Tax 80% aligned 152 shared votes
108 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 86% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
71.1%
2% below average
Rank 405 of 649
1,328
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,374 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
571
43.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

90
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
148
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
78
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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
200 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API