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Ms Polly Billington vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
452
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
568 eligible divisions
238
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.9 % of votes cast
214
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.1 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
92
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
120
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Contributions
402
+268.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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