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Bridget Phillipson vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 0 different votes 201 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
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
1,335
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
595 eligible divisions
801
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
534
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
75
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
571
+422.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
103
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Education
44 of 50 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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