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Tracy Gilbert vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Tracy Gilbert
Tracy Gilbert
Lab Edinburgh North and Leith
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Tracy Gilbert and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 4 different votes 343 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.4%
6% above average
Rank 234 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
495
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
248
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.0% of votes cast
247
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£204,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£204,572
10% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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