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Bridget Phillipson vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Andrew Western voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 5 different votes 332 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
31 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
752
1,019 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
48.9% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
384
51.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
316
+148.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
33 of 37 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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