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Bridget Phillipson vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 0 different votes 178 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
23 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 8 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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

56.2%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 650
1,341
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
370
601 eligible divisions
805
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
183
49.5% of votes cast
536
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Appearances
88
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
571
+421.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
491
+341.9 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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