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Mary Kelly Foy vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Jess Phillips voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 925 shared comparable votes.

897 same votes 28 different votes 925 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
79 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
79 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
35 Aye 78 No
29 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 110 shared votes
43 Aye 67 No
32 Aye 5 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
33 Aye 4 No
79 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
79 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,678
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
963
57.4% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
715
42.6% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
206
+39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
179 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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