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Bridget Phillipson vs Ben Maguire

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 Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ben Maguire voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 123 different votes 147 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 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 649
Participation
61.0%
12% below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,328
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
580 eligible divisions
798
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
54.2% of votes cast
530
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
162
45.8% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
95
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
543
+405.9 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Contributions
108
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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