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Chris Law vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 811 shared comparable votes.

752 same votes 59 different votes 811 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
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Energy 69% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
78 Aye 39 No
Tax 85% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
60.0% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
81
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
68
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
518
+361.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
196 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
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