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Mary Kelly Foy vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Bill Esterson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 887 shared comparable votes.

871 same votes 16 different votes 887 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
87 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
35 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 88 shared votes
25 Aye 63 No
87 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
87 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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