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Phil Brickell vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 247 different votes 253 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 650
447
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,633 eligible divisions
221
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.9 % of votes cast
226
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
598
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
50
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
137
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
102
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API