Compare

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 678 shared comparable votes.

678 same votes 0 different votes 678 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 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
67 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 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
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
67 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 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
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Appearances
4
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
518
+356.0 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
4
-158.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API