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Ms Polly Billington vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 0 different votes 422 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
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 647
Participation
93.5 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 647
441
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
537 eligible divisions
234
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
51.4 % of votes cast
207
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.6 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 647
Appearances
58
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 647
100
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 647
Contributions
71
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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