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Bridget Phillipson vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,224 shared comparable votes.

1,219 same votes 5 different votes 1,224 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
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
94 Aye 50 No
62 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
24 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
52 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
94 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
94 Aye 50 No
62 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
24 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
52 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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