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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

168 same votes 0 different votes 168 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
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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