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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 995 shared comparable votes.

897 same votes 98 different votes 995 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

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,333
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
761
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
572
42.9% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
65
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
149
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
91
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650

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 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 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