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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 1,247 shared comparable votes.

1,247 same votes 0 different votes 1,247 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
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 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
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
71.1%
2% below average
Rank 405 of 649
1,465
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,372 eligible divisions
808
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
657
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
56
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
673
+532.5 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 649
Contributions
79
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649

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
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 87 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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