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Bridget Phillipson vs Torsten Bell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Torsten Bell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 5 different votes 218 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
26 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
811
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
541
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
238
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API