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Josh Newbury vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 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
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
13
2.6% 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

125
+40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
85
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
146
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
571
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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