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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 1,122 shared comparable votes.

1,122 same votes 0 different votes 1,122 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
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 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
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 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

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
58
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
330
+187.7 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649

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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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