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Bridget Phillipson vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 3 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
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 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

55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 650
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
631 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.4% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API