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Rachel Blake vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
479
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
248
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
231
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
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

65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
99
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
79
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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
20 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
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
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
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