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Phil Brickell vs Freddie van Mierlo

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
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Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 145 different votes 190 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 8 No
Transport 20% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 1 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 21 No
Tax 9% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
227
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
230
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
139
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API