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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 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
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

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
470
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,356 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.2 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
732
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
57
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
80
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API