Bridget Phillipson

Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, since 6 May 2010

Minister for Women and Equalities

The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister for Women and Equalities.

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Scorecard

42.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote

242 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

333 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

4 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs

13 Interests declared 7 at £5,000 or more

446 Debates spoken in 2061 written questions tabled

Ranked 601 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22	No vote	74–323
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11	No vote	104–391
22 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4	No vote	164–311
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3	No	144–244
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13	No	135–258
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8	No	143–249
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3	No	85–317
17 Jun 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion	No vote	233–94
16 Jun 2026	Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	No vote	262–86
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3	No vote	162–246
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14	No vote	151–258
16 Jun 2026	Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13	No vote	77–255
15 Jun 2026	Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival	No vote	24–37
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill: Third Reading	Aye	278–149
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148	No	155–279
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143	No	167–266
10 Jun 2026	Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1	No	77–271
9 Jun 2026	Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026	No vote	356–86
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4	No vote	157–287
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12	No vote	94–297
9 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20	No vote	90–290
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8	No vote	145–251
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No vote	65–251
8 Jun 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12	No vote	81–266
3 Jun 2026	Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division	Aye	302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

£10,000

Name of donor: Jim Murphy
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Name of donor: Labour First
Address of donor: Labour First, 3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staffing support for my Labour deputy leadership bid, plus emails sent and calls made, which were supportive of my deputy leadership campaign, value £3,923
Date received: 6 October 2025 to 23 October 2025
Date accepted: 6 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10694816
(Registered 23 October 2025)