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Ms Polly Billington vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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