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Bridget Phillipson vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 8 different votes 391 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
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 8 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
50 Aye 11 No
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,351
2,421 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
635 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
74
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
470
+302.8 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
580
+412.8 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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