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Ms Polly Billington vs Dr Scott Arthur

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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Dr Scott Arthur
Lab Edinburgh South West

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
50 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Appearances
179
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 649
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
283
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
No
Closure motion 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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