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Bridget Phillipson vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,157 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 5 different votes 1,157 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
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
104 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
104 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
53 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 76 shared votes
53 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
411
+265.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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