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Phil Brickell vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 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 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
580
732 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
298
51.4 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.6 % 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, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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