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Sarah Bool vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 173 different votes 180 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
573
+427.3 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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