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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 1,100 shared comparable votes.

1,095 same votes 5 different votes 1,100 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
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 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 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Contributions
349
+206.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

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
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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