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Bridget Phillipson vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 536 shared comparable votes.

513 same votes 23 different votes 536 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
57 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
57 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
17 % below average
Rank 602 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,300
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
783
60.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
517
39.8 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
496
+388.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
48 of 50 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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