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Bridget Phillipson vs Darren Paffey

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 Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Darren Paffey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 0 different votes 182 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
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
1,341
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
601 eligible divisions
805
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
45.3% of votes cast
536
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
54.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% 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
63
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
571
+421.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
74
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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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