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Ms Polly Billington vs Bill Esterson

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

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Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet
vs
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Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
120
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 649
Contributions
80
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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