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
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359	Aye	277–158
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357	Aye	278–73
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342	Aye	281–70
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334	Aye	356–90
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333	Aye	301–157
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311	Aye	300–101
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11	Aye	291–174
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6	Aye	299–169
14 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2	Aye	307–176
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6	No vote	290–163
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5	No vote	292–162
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4	No vote	300–149
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3	No vote	286–163
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2	No vote	295–162
25 Mar 2026	Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1	No vote	291–158
24 Mar 2026	Opposition Day: Defence	No	98–306
24 Mar 2026	Opposition Day: Oil and gas	No vote	108–297
23 Mar 2026	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6	Aye	278–164
23 Mar 2026	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5	Aye	281–167
23 Mar 2026	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3	Aye	280–164
23 Mar 2026	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2	No vote	279–167
23 Mar 2026	National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1	No vote	280–161
18 Mar 2026	Opposition day: Student loans	No vote	88–266
18 Mar 2026	Opposition day: Fuel duty	No vote	103–259
18 Mar 2026	Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division	Aye	277–99

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)