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Member of Parliament

Ms Polly Billington

Lab Labour East Thanet ID 5123
Parliamentary

Polly has voted in 79.7% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Polly has voted against the party's recorded majority 14 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 470 of 590 eligible divisions (79.7%). Commons average: 72.6%.

470

Total votes

242

Aye

228

No

14

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 242 / Noes 228

Divisions

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Division Vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
Education
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
Education
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Democracy / Parliament
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Education
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Tax
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Benefits
Aye
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Work / Employment
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Democracy / Parliament 14/14 (100%)
NHS / Health 11/11 (100%)
Devolution / Local Government 23/24 (96%)
Housing 30/32 (94%)
Tax 98/112 (88%)

Lowest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 1/4 (25%)
Trade 2/7 (29%)
Environment / Climate 3/9 (33%)
Migration 8/13 (62%)
Transport 20/29 (69%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Ms Polly Billington voted in?

Ms Polly Billington has recorded votes in 470 of 590 eligible Commons divisions (79.7% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Ms Polly Billington voted against their party?

Ms Polly Billington has voted against the party majority 14 times in the imported division data. Source