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Bridget Phillipson vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,258 shared comparable votes.

1,229 same votes 29 different votes 1,258 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 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
106 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
106 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Benefits 82% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
47 Aye 22 No
Education 93% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 93% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
63 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 103 shared votes
61 Aye 42 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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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