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Bridget Phillipson vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 5 different votes 164 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
26 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
45.7% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
215
54.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
38
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
502
+332.8 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
48
-121.2 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
26 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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
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