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Bill Esterson vs Lee Pitcher

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

Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central
vs
Photograph of Lee Pitcher
Lee Pitcher
Lab Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Lee Pitcher voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 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
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
Participation
88.3 %
16 % above average
Rank 41 of 649
1,675
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
506
573 eligible divisions
940
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.8 % of votes cast
735
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
50.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
118
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
79
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Contributions
171
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,077
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,077
24 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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