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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 1,080 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 2 different votes 1,080 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
49 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
106 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
106 Aye 65 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
49 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 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

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
636
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
418
+275.7 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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