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Phil Brickell vs Chris Murray

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 Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
568 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.4 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.6 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
39
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
141
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
48
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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