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Bridget Phillipson vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 2 different votes 1,121 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
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
102 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
102 Aye 43 No
54 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
18 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
104 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
102 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
102 Aye 43 No
54 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
18 Aye 49 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
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
69
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
84
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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