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Luke Pollard vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,235 same votes 0 different votes 1,235 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
101 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
101 Aye 54 No
92 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
35 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
101 Aye 54 No
92 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
35 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 No
52 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
52 Aye 65 No
29 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,312 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
56.3 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
719
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
55
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
80
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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