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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 1,036 shared comparable votes.

1,031 same votes 5 different votes 1,036 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
103 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 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
41 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
41 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 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
41 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
41 Aye 15 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£2,941,443
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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