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Bridget Phillipson vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 741 shared comparable votes.

719 same votes 22 different votes 741 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
73 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
73 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 94% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
45 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 98% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 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
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
486
+319.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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