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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Ms Polly Billington

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

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Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
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Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 1 different votes 339 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
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
49 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
409
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
223
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.5 % of votes cast
186
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.5 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Appearances
84
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
90
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Contributions
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
4
3 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

Housing
30 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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