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Sarah Smith vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 1 different votes 275 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
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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