Bridget Phillipson
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Houghton and Sunderland South · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Government Minister for Women and Equalities · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton and Sunderland South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Houghton and Sunderland South | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Government | 8 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Education | Government | 5 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 18 September 2015 |
Voting participation
607th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 126 | 53.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 106 | 32.9% |
| 2024 | 200 | 95 | 47.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 102 | 39.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 114 | 45.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 202 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 126 | 66.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 608 | 56.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 265 | 42.0% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
42nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 629 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 231 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 57 | 18 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 13 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 19 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 75 | 29 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Privileges 2017–2019, 2020–2020
- Committee on Standards 2017–2019, 2020–2020
- Public Accounts Committee 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2010–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 62nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2015
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2017
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Committee of Privileges
- – Joined Committee on Standards
2020
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Joined Committee of Privileges
- – Joined Committee on Standards
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Became MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Education
- – Appointed: Minister for Women and Equalities
2026
- – Appointed: Minister for Women and Equalities
- – Left role: Minister for Women and Equalities
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Education
Constituency: Houghton and Sunderland South
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.