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Bridget Phillipson vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,001 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 960 different votes 1,001 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
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
94 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
65 Aye 92 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 152 shared votes
46 Aye 106 No
17 Aye 43 No
Migration 0% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
17 % below average
Rank 602 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,300
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
783
60.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
517
39.8 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
496
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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