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Josh Newbury vs Ms Polly Billington

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 1 different votes 402 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
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 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

85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
482
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
563 eligible divisions
257
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
52.3 % of votes cast
225
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
214
47.7 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
121
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Contributions
110
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API