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Ms Polly Billington vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 119 of 650
449
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
563 eligible divisions
235
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.5 % of votes cast
214
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.5 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
110
-15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Contributions
80
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Education
48 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API