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Bridget Phillipson vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,210 same votes 17 different votes 1,227 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
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
109 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
109 Aye 48 No
35 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
56 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
54 Aye 17 No
Education 99% aligned 71 shared votes
53 Aye 18 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
518
+364.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
118
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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