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Bridget Phillipson vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 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 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,335
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
595 eligible divisions
801
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
48.7% of votes cast
534
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
51.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
93
+7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
571
+422.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
406
+257.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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