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Ms Polly Billington vs Grahame Morris

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 Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Grahame Morris voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 11 different votes 453 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
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
75.7%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
509
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,830
2,419 eligible divisions
263
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
54.0% of votes cast
246
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
842
46.0% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
34
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£302,235
34% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Tax
105 of 121 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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