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Sarah Smith vs Bridget Phillipson

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 0 different votes 181 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 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 650
Participation
56.2%
16% below average
Rank 602 of 650
379
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
2,387 eligible divisions
200
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
805
60.0% of votes cast
179
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
536
40.0% of votes cast
14
3.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

65
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
85
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
84
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
571
+421.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
2
2 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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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