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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 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.5% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
48.5% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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