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Bridget Phillipson vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,199 shared comparable votes.

1,189 same votes 10 different votes 1,199 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
90 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
47 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
49 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
105 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
102 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
90 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
47 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
47 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
518
+364.6 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
63
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 483 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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