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Phil Brickell vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Alan Mak voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 314 different votes 319 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
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 650
443
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,344 eligible divisions
220
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
47.4 % of votes cast
223
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,055
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

108
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
135
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Contributions
17
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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