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Ms Polly Billington vs Michelle Welsh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 14 different votes 429 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
62 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
62 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
62 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
636 eligible divisions
264
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
50.5% of votes cast
248
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.5% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
65
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
126
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
78
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Tax
106 of 122 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API