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Bridget Phillipson vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 0 different votes 187 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
19 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 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 602 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,341
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
601 eligible divisions
805
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
53.9% of votes cast
536
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
195
46.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Appearances
54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
571
+421.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
91
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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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