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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 694 shared comparable votes.

692 same votes 2 different votes 694 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
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 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
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
470
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
228
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
242
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
11
2.3% 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

49
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
105
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
94
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
4
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Education
46 of 50 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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