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Ms Polly Billington vs Robin Swann

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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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Robin Swann voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 270 different votes 356 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 50% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 6% aligned 87 shared votes
41 Aye 46 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
240
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
217
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
119
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 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
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