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Ms Polly Billington vs Uma Kumaran

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 Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
590 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
50.5% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
191
49.5% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 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
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
28 of 29 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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