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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,218 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 4 different votes 1,218 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
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
59 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
50 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
20 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
106 Aye 63 No
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
59 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
59 Aye 35 No
50 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,810
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,329
2,374 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
805
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
530
39.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

109
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Appearances
82
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
158
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
558
+417.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Electoral Commission 23 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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