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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ms Polly Billington

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.5 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.5 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
84
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
167
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
120
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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