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Bridget Phillipson vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Tim Farron voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

810 same votes 129 different votes 939 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
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
92 Aye 64 No
21 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 43 No
Migration 97% aligned 64 shared votes
19 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 39% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 50% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
71 Aye 34 No
Tax 75% aligned 105 shared votes
65 Aye 40 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

56.2 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,328
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
798
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
530
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
558
+419.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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