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Kim Leadbeater vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 823 shared comparable votes.

823 same votes 0 different votes 823 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
68 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
68 Aye 51 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
68 Aye 51 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.3%
10% above average
Rank 146 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
1,127
1,370 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
580
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
547
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

14
-79.0 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
23
-139.0 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Contributions
94
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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: 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API