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Laurence Turner vs Ms Polly Billington

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

Photograph of Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield
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Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Laurence Turner and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 648
466
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.1 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.9 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
140
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 648
Contributions
101
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£166,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£166,730
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 21 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API