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Steve Reed vs Bill Esterson

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


Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

1,244 same votes 2 different votes 1,246 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
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
26 Aye 73 No
39 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
39 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
108 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
108 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
26 Aye 73 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
860
58.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
604
41.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API