Compare

Ms Polly Billington vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 3 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
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 81% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
507
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
261
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
246
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Tax
105 of 121 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API