Compare

Mary Creagh vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 703 shared comparable votes.

697 same votes 6 different votes 703 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
71 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
71 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 93% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
84 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 128 shared votes
87 Aye 41 No
71 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
71 Aye 53 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
394
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,405 eligible divisions
205
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
189
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
14
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
243
+88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
88
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
29 of 32 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API