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Leigh Ingham vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
395
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
195
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
200
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

113
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
3
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API