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Bridget Phillipson vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Kim Johnson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 716 shared comparable votes.

703 same votes 13 different votes 716 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
64 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
64 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
13 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
43 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
64 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
64 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
13 Aye 40 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
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 425 of 650
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,186
1,699 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
606
51.1% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
580
48.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
56 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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