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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 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,131 same votes 5 different votes 1,136 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
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
102 Aye 63 No
102 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
102 Aye 57 No
46 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Benefits 88% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
102 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
102 Aye 63 No
102 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
102 Aye 57 No
46 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
46 Aye 42 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

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
53
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
518
+359.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
41
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£2,122,879
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 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 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API