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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 186 different votes 189 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
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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