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Brian Mathew vs Jess Phillips

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
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Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Jess Phillips voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 218 different votes 249 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
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 33% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 452 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,624
2,349 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
932
57.4 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
692
42.6 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
74
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
250
+124.2 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
178 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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