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Bridget Phillipson vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,067 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,024 different votes 1,067 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
21 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
87 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 152 shared votes
66 Aye 86 No
33 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 134 shared votes
43 Aye 91 No
16 Aye 45 No
Migration 0% aligned 61 shared votes
45 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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