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Ms Polly Billington vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 87 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 93% aligned 73 shared votes
45 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 83% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 78% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 61% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 650
449
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,632 eligible divisions
235
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
214
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
112
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
18
-108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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