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Ms Polly Billington vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Appearances
74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
119
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
96
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API