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Phil Brickell vs Chris Elmore

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

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Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
vs
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Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
227
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
230
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % 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
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

111
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
38
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
142
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
226
+86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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