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Alan Strickland vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

220 same votes 0 different votes 220 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
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
56.1%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
525
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,335
2,381 eligible divisions
262
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
60.0% of votes cast
263
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
534
40.0% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
85
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
34
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Contributions
571
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
0
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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