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Phil Brickell vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
40 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
40 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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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