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Bridget Phillipson vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,193 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 15 different votes 1,193 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 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
107 Aye 62 No
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 10 No
Benefits 84% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 63 shared votes
20 Aye 43 No
43 Aye 21 No
Education 98% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 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
77.0%
5% above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,851
2,405 eligible divisions
809
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
55.1% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

81
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
518
+364.6 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
61
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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