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Mark Sewards vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 5 different votes 205 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
21 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
541
40.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

201
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
212
+44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
6
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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