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Lauren Edwards vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

46
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
64
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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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