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Bridget Phillipson vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 37% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 266 different votes 422 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 59% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 54% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 16 No
Transport 53% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
44 Aye 12 No
Tax 21% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 24% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 24% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
573
+427.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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