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Brian Mathew vs Chris Philp

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Chris Philp voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 48 different votes 222 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
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
368
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,350 eligible divisions
186
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
48.3 % of votes cast
182
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
75
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
78
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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