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Ms Polly Billington vs Katrina Murray

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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Katrina Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
452
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
433
570 eligible divisions
238
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
52.4 % of votes cast
214
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
206
47.6 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Appearances
67
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
120
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
88
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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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