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Bill Esterson vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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 407 of 649
Participation
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 585 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
590 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
168
49.0% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
175
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
57
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Contributions
223
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
23 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Tax
78 of 112 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API