Bridget Phillipson, elected to represent Houghton and Sunderland South in May 2010, is one of the longer-serving members of the current parliament, ranking 62nd of 650 MPs for length of service and 33rd among her 404 Labour (Co-op) colleagues. As Secretary of State for Education, she has contributed 1,302 times to parliamentary debates, ranking 153rd overall and 8th among the 44 MPs first elected in 2010, with her debate contributions focusing on Education & Skills, Child Welfare & Safeguarding, and procedural matters. Her voting participation has been significantly lower, with 108 votes cast from 460 eligible divisions, reflecting the conventional low voting participation expected of government ministers. The divergence between her strong debate ranking and notably lower voting rank is explained by her ministerial position.

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