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Ms Polly Billington vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 1 different votes 336 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
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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