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Liz Twist vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,309 shared comparable votes.

1,308 same votes 1 different votes 1,309 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
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
90 Aye 57 No
51 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
51 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
32 Aye 78 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
90 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
90 Aye 57 No
51 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
51 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
32 Aye 78 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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