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Bridget Phillipson vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 5 different votes 220 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
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
51.9% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
48.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
118
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
136
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API