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Sarah Edwards vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% 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, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 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

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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