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Bridget Phillipson vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 5 different votes 238 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
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
50.1% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
258
49.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
69
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
86
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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
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