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Michael Wheeler vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

89.1 %
16 % above average
Rank 30 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
506
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
255
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
251
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

15
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
21
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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