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Phil Brickell vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 9 different votes 393 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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 213 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
504
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
635 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
95
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
166
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
415
+247.8 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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