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Bridget Phillipson vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 7 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
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
502
+332.8 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
86
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 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
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