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Ms Polly Billington vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Emma Lewell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 8 different votes 381 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
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
60 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
70.9%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,718
2,422 eligible divisions
264
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
55.5% of votes cast
248
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
765
44.5% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

83
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
89
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
126
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Contributions
76
-91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Tax
106 of 122 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
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: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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