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Bridget Phillipson vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ed Davey voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 858 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 116 different votes 858 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
87 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
87 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 11 No
Education 41% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 11 No
Benefits 72% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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