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Bridget Phillipson vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

1,116 same votes 5 different votes 1,121 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 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
48 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
15 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
48 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
15 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
56.0% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

81
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
25
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
518
+359.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
240
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 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 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API