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Lee Anderson vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Bill Esterson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 916 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 877 different votes 916 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
8 Aye 22 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 21 No
Education 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 11 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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