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Ms Polly Billington vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 355 different votes 364 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
197
43.9 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
252
56.1 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
136
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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