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Ms Polly Billington vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
29 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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