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Ms Polly Billington vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 0 different votes 205 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
24 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 650
Participation
56.1%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 650
475
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,335
2,381 eligible divisions
244
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
60.0% of votes cast
231
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
534
40.0% of votes cast
14
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
85
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
123
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
571
+422.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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