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Peter Lamb vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb
Lab Crawley
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Peter Lamb and Bill Esterson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 4 different votes 400 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 82% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

92.3%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
572
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,696
2,406 eligible divisions
283
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
946
55.8% of votes cast
289
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
750
44.2% of votes cast
18
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
43
-119.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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

£133,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£133,437
41% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading 9 Sept 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API