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Bridget Phillipson vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

1,040 same votes 5 different votes 1,045 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 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
89 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
45 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
104 Aye 56 No
89 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
45 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

81
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
518
+357.9 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
134
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API