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Steve Race vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
493
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,675
2,359 eligible divisions
265
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.1 % of votes cast
228
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
114
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Contributions
79
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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