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Ms Polly Billington vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 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
173 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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