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Bridget Phillipson vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 662 shared comparable votes.

662 same votes 0 different votes 662 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
67 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
67 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
67 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
573
+430.8 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.2 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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