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Ms Polly Billington vs Ben Lake

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

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Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Ben Lake voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

101 same votes 170 different votes 271 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
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 22% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

83
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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