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Liz Kendall vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,333 shared comparable votes.

1,330 same votes 3 different votes 1,333 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
114 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
114 Aye 63 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 30 No
Trade 97% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
114 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
114 Aye 63 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
875
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
655
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
526
+380.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API