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Joe Robertson vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 182 different votes 188 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
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Contributions
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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