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Bridget Phillipson vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 different votes 218 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
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Appearances
131
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
571
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
170
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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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