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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.


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Chris Philp voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 57 different votes 234 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
8 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649

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
11
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

#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API