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Ms Polly Billington vs Dr Zubir Ahmed

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
Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Dr Zubir Ahmed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
53.4 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
196
46.6 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
121
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£243,911
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,911
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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