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Matt Rodda vs Bill Esterson

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

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Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,425 shared comparable votes.

1,422 same votes 3 different votes 1,425 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
93 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
93 Aye 56 No
61 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
61 Aye 71 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 58 No
Tax 99% aligned 178 shared votes
121 Aye 57 No
93 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
93 Aye 56 No
61 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
61 Aye 71 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,720
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
941
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
779
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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