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Bridget Phillipson vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 178 different votes 186 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 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
573
+427.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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