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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.

Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet
vs
Photograph of Dr Scott Arthur
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 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 649
452
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
238
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.5 % of votes cast
214
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
237
50.5 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
178
+103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
118
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Contributions
276
+143.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
3
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 111 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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