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Ms Polly Billington vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ms Polly Billington and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 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
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
242
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
228
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£162,742
28% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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