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Ms Polly Billington vs Joani Reid

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 Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Joani Reid voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 9 different votes 269 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 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

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 647
Participation
60.5 %
13 % below average
Rank 576 of 647
441
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
325
537 eligible divisions
234
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
143
44.0 % of votes cast
207
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
182
56.0 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 647
Appearances
15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 647
97
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 647
Contributions
18
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,569
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£199,569
12 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
29 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Transport
20 of 25 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Tax
79 of 108 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment 28 Jan 2026
Work / Employment
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API