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Ms Polly Billington vs Dr Lauren Sullivan

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 Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Dr Lauren Sullivan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 647
Participation
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 647
441
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
537 eligible divisions
234
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
53.4 % of votes cast
207
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
222
46.6 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 647
Appearances
51
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 647
100
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 647
Contributions
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,312
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,312
32 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API