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Bridget Phillipson vs Jas Athwal

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 Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Jas Athwal voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 5 different votes 235 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
28 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
84.4%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
537
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
48.6% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
276
51.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
55
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
69
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 484 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API