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Ms Polly Billington vs Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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 Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 649
452
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,625
2,099 eligible divisions
238
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.3 % of votes cast
214
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
710
43.7 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

84
+8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Appearances
81
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
120
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,729
29 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Education
67 of 76 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 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 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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