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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
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,194 shared comparable votes.

1,188 same votes 6 different votes 1,194 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
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 166 shared votes
104 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

56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
6
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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