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Bridget Phillipson vs Ben Goldsborough

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
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Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 0 different votes 198 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 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
17 % below average
Rank 602 of 648
Participation
85.9 %
13 % above average
Rank 89 of 648
1,300
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
526 eligible divisions
783
60.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
51.8 % of votes cast
517
39.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.2 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 648
496
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Contributions
71
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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