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Ms Polly Billington

Labour Sitting MP

MP for East Thanet · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: polly.billington.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.4%
507 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
66 meetings attended
Debate contributions
289
in the 7 year window
Written questions
53
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Ms Polly Billington is the Labour MP for East Thanet, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Thanet4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
507

joint 180th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Ms Polly Billington voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 82.3%82.3%2026: 74.2%74.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236175 74.2%
2025322265 82.3%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631507 80.4%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
289
Written questions
53
Oral questions
12
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
66

joint 521st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Ms Polly Billington: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 161620242025: 323220252026: 552026
Oral questions per year
Ms Polly Billington: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 5520242025: 4420252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 76 41 5 3 0 0 0
2025 126 74 32 4 0 1 0
2024 87 50 16 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
289
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
165
distinct debates

joint 365th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Ms Polly Billington: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 878720242025: 12612620252026: 76762026
Debates participated in per year
Ms Polly Billington: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 505020242025: 747420252026: 41412026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for East Thanet
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Constituency: East Thanet

East Thanet constituency boundary
Area
31.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,971
Electorate
74,927 · turnout 57.0%
Postcode areas
CT10, CT11, CT12, CT7, CT8, CT9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.