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Phil Brickell vs David Mundell

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 David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and David Mundell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 237 different votes 242 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
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,598
2,354 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
762
47.7 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
836
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

110
+36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
99
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
140
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
97
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 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
£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£330,224
46 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Migration
129 of 169 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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