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Bridget Phillipson vs Alison McGovern

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 Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

1,162 same votes 5 different votes 1,167 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
105 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
105 Aye 48 No
51 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
24 Aye 47 No
46 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
98 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
105 Aye 48 No
51 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
24 Aye 47 No
46 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.6 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
733
44.4 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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