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Ms Polly Billington vs Margaret Mullane

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 Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Margaret Mullane voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 7 different votes 450 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
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 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
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 650
509
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
555
633 eligible divisions
263
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
51.0% of votes cast
246
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
272
49.0% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
22
4.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
10
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 620 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
£165,025
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£165,025
27% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Transport
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
105 of 121 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No 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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