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Mr James Frith vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 669 shared comparable votes.

667 same votes 2 different votes 669 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
74 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
74 Aye 41 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
74 Aye 41 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 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

76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 647
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
420
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,333 eligible divisions
206
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
56.2 % of votes cast
214
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
726
43.8 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
52
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
27
-90.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Contributions
77
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Energy
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 64 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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