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Martin Rhodes vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Martin Rhodes
Martin Rhodes
Lab Glasgow North
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Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Martin Rhodes and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 1 different votes 350 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
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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 105 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
486
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
237
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
249
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
8
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
93
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,441
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£133,441
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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