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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 287 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 282 different votes 287 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
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
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 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 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 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

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 650
407
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,349 eligible divisions
173
42.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
56.1 % of votes cast
234
57.5 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

81
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Contributions
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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
14
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 37 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 70 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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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