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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Ms Polly Billington

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 272 different votes 328 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 14 No
Housing 23% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 4 No
Transport 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 44 No
Tax 4% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 6% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
203
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.5% of votes cast
191
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
217
47.5% of votes cast
11
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
83
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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