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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 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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