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Bridget Phillipson vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and James Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 776 shared comparable votes.

771 same votes 5 different votes 776 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
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
20 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,687 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
518
+363.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
766
+611.4 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
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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