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Bridget Phillipson vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,054 shared comparable votes.

1,050 same votes 4 different votes 1,054 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
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
86 Aye 42 No
54 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
90 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
86 Aye 42 No
54 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,121 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
55.1% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
71
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
673
+530.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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