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Bill Esterson vs Lizzi Collinge

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 Lizzi Collinge
Lizzi Collinge
Lab Morecambe and Lunesdale

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Lizzi Collinge voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 2 different votes 333 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
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 90% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 650
1,703
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
631 eligible divisions
953
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.7% of votes cast
750
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
246
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Appearances
133
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
176
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,371
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£211,371
7% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API