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Bridget Phillipson vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and David Reed voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 126 different votes 135 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
573
+429.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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