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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

144 same votes 4 different votes 148 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
26 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
502
+332.8 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 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
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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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