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Bridget Phillipson vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

1,091 same votes 2 different votes 1,093 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
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
50 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
50 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
858
57.1% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
42.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
60
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
518
+357.9 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
420
+259.9 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
No
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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