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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 818 shared comparable votes.

818 same votes 0 different votes 818 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 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
68 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
42 Aye 50 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 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
68 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
42 Aye 50 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 151 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
571
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
532
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
5 years, 2 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

9
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
18
-124.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649

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
129 of 142 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 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