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Ms Polly Billington vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 1 different votes 300 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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