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Phil Brickell vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 290 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
568 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
140
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Contributions
132
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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