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Ms Polly Billington vs Mr Paul Kohler

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

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Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet
vs
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Mr Paul Kohler
LD Wimbledon

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mr Paul Kohler voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 235 different votes 288 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 17% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 577 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
51.6 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
166
48.4 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % 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
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£147,138
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£147,138
35 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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