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Phil Brickell vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
452
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,912
2,356 eligible divisions
225
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.1 % of votes cast
227
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
840
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

110
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
24
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
140
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
29
-105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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