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Sir Keir Starmer vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 812 shared comparable votes.

811 same votes 1 different votes 812 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
102 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
102 Aye 53 No
68 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
20 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
102 Aye 53 No
68 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
68 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
20 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
896
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
545
60.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
351
39.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
1,601
+1462.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
51 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Transport
42 of 95 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API