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Bridget Phillipson vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,116 shared comparable votes.

1,111 same votes 5 different votes 1,116 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
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
102 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
102 Aye 56 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Benefits 88% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
101 Aye 63 No
102 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
102 Aye 56 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 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
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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