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Ms Polly Billington vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 12 different votes 479 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
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 112 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,035
2,422 eligible divisions
264
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,103
54.2% of votes cast
248
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
932
45.8% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
274
+177.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
127
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
334
+165.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Tax
106 of 122 votes
#5
Transport
91 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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