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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 1,102 shared comparable votes.

1,097 same votes 5 different votes 1,102 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
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
91 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 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
102 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
102 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
91 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 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

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
65.9%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
56.1% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
687
43.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
7
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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