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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.

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Steve Race
Lab Exeter
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 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
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 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

85.8%
13% above average
Rank 79 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
506
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
269
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
237
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API