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Ms Polly Billington vs Sir Stephen Timms

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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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1 different votes 373 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 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
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Contributions
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 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: 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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