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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 12 different votes 1,117 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
106 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
106 Aye 66 No
94 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
94 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
45 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 8 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
106 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
106 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,675
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
891
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
784
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

11
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
13
-141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
518
+363.9 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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