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Ms Polly Billington vs Kirith Entwistle

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 Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle
Lab Bolton North East

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Kirith Entwistle voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 5 different votes 407 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
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
620 eligible divisions
254
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
48.0% of votes cast
243
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
249
52.0% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
21
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
126
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
31
-131.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 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
£225,224
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£225,224
same as average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Tax
99 of 114 votes
#5
Tax
100 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API