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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

1,480 same votes 16 different votes 1,496 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
117 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
117 Aye 67 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
65 Aye 76 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 23 No
Benefits 89% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 13 No
Energy 98% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 22 No
Education 98% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
35 Aye 79 No
Migration 99% aligned 114 shared votes
36 Aye 78 No
117 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
117 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
1,836
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,390 eligible divisions
1,014
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.7% of votes cast
822
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
749
44.3% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
62
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
61
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Contributions
87
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API