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Bridget Phillipson vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 0 different votes 1,142 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
105 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
104 Aye 48 No
43 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
43 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
22 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
104 Aye 48 No
43 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
43 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
22 Aye 48 No
39 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 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
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
55.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

81
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
71
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
518
+359.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
343
+184.5 vs Commons average
Rank 52 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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