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Bridget Phillipson vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,084 shared comparable votes.

1,079 same votes 5 different votes 1,084 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
91 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
91 Aye 42 No
52 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
91 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
91 Aye 42 No
52 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 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 647
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 647
1,304
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,556
2,328 eligible divisions
784
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
897
57.6 % of votes cast
520
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
659
42.4 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

50
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 647
Appearances
63
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 647
470
+353.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 647
Contributions
319
+202.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
177 of 211 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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