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Sir Edward Leigh vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Bill Esterson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,247 different votes 1,291 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
14 Aye 28 No
Energy 7% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
70 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 125 shared votes
55 Aye 70 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 191 shared votes
129 Aye 62 No
72 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 96 shared votes
24 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
1,768
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
833
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
935
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Appearances
57
-18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
186
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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