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Bridget Phillipson vs Justin Madders

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 Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Justin Madders voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,269 same votes 3 different votes 1,272 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
99 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
99 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
61 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
99 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
99 Aye 66 No
109 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
109 Aye 55 No
61 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 164 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
54.9% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
875
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (c) 31 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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