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Bridget Phillipson vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,223 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 38 different votes 1,223 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
104 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
104 Aye 67 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Benefits 81% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
48 Aye 17 No
Education 89% aligned 65 shared votes
43 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 93% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 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
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
486
+319.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
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
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