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Jess Asato vs Ms Polly Billington

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
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Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.8%
6% above average
Rank 225 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
465
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
227
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.5% of votes cast
238
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
228
48.5% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14% below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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