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Bridget Phillipson vs Chris Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 3 different votes 209 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
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API