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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 2 different votes 229 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
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
631 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.5% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below 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
42 of 42 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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