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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Bill Esterson

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

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Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
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Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 4 different votes 329 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
462
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
217
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
245
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

181
+86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
219
+54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Transport
28 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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