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Bridget Phillipson vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

1,145 same votes 4 different votes 1,149 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
106 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
106 Aye 50 No
84 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
57 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
48 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
106 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
106 Aye 50 No
84 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
57 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
48 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
95
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
125
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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 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
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