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Bridget Phillipson vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

987 same votes 8 different votes 995 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
88 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
88 Aye 42 No
48 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
17 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
75 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 103 shared votes
72 Aye 31 No
88 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
88 Aye 42 No
48 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
17 Aye 45 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
518
+363.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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