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Bridget Phillipson vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Jo Platt voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 552 shared comparable votes.

545 same votes 7 different votes 552 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
55 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
55 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
73 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
74 Aye 38 No
55 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
55 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 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
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
619 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
30
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
518
+361.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
50
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye 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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