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Ms Polly Billington vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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 Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 1 different votes 318 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
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
Participation
71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,376 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
951
55.7% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.3% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
219
+73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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