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Ms Polly Billington vs Sarah Owen

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
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Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Sarah Owen voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 3 different votes 344 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
507
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
261
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.0% of votes cast
246
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
559
49.0% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Tax
105 of 121 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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