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Sarah Bool vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Bill Esterson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 289 different votes 295 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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