Compare

Margaret Mullane vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Margaret Mullane and Bill Esterson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 8 different votes 373 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 413 of 650
555
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,422 eligible divisions
283
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
272
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
22
4.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

11
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
13
-153.5 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
96
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,025
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£165,025
27% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Transport
32 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API