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Bridget Phillipson vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Laura Trott voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 684 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 657 different votes 684 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
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 4 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 5% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
27 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
640
51.8% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
595
48.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
573
+427.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
52
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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