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Bridget Phillipson vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Jim Allister voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 162 different votes 186 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 9% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 7 No
Tax 6% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 649
1,329
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
587 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.4% of votes cast
530
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
208
50.6% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
194
+113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
558
+417.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
252
+111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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