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Bridget Phillipson vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 611 shared comparable votes.

608 same votes 3 different votes 611 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
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
518
+356.0 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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