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Bridget Phillipson vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 741 shared comparable votes.

689 same votes 52 different votes 741 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
19 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 77% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 80% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
42 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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