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Martin McCluskey vs Ms Polly Billington

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
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Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 648
409
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.1 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.9 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % 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

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 648
Appearances
65
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 648
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 648
Contributions
97
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38 % 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
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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