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Phil Brickell vs Alice Macdonald

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 Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 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 219 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
48.8% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
256
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

122
+39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
37
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 557 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API