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Ms Polly Billington vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 5 different votes 423 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
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 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

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
254
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
243
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
126
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
89
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
99 of 114 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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