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Mary Kelly Foy vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 656 shared comparable votes.

642 same votes 14 different votes 656 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
63 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
63 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 26 No
Migration 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 14 No
Trade 96% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
63 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
63 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
55.9%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
470
+305.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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