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Ms Polly Billington vs James Naish

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 James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and James Naish voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 3 different votes 382 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
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
620 eligible divisions
254
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
47.9% of votes cast
243
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.1% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
206
+112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
126
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
267
+103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Tax
99 of 114 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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