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Mr Paul Foster vs Bill Esterson

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

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Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
12
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 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 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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