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Sarah Smith vs Ms Polly Billington

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Ms Polly Billington
Ms Polly Billington
Lab East Thanet

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ms Polly Billington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 1 different votes 313 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
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
228
48.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,742
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£162,742
28% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API