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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

1,196 same votes 7 different votes 1,203 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
103 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
103 Aye 48 No
58 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
52 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
52 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
103 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
103 Aye 48 No
58 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,405 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.9% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

81
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
99
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
518
+364.6 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
153
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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