Compare

Bridget Phillipson vs Leigh Ingham

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 Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Leigh Ingham voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 3 different votes 181 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
20 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
63.5%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
49.5% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
119
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
486
+319.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
145
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£240,870
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£240,870
6% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 33 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API