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Bridget Phillipson vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
93.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 648
1,300
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
526 eligible divisions
783
60.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1 % of votes cast
517
39.8 % of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
496
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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