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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.

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

808 same votes 1 different votes 809 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

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
56.3 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
719
43.7 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
52
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
77
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 647

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
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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 88 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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