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Bridget Phillipson vs Tom Collins

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 Tom Collins
Tom Collins
Lab Worcester

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Tom Collins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 0 different votes 215 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
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 650
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
1,335
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
595 eligible divisions
801
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
48.6% of votes cast
534
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
271
51.4% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
37
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
571
+422.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
44
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£199,488
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£199,488
12% below 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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