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Samantha Niblett vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 5 different votes 233 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
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
Participation
55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
522
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
255
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
267
51.1% 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

108
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
123
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Crime / Justice
61 of 66 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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