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Phil Brickell vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 12 different votes 434 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 650
505
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
539
636 eligible divisions
248
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
50.5% of votes cast
257
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
267
49.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
38
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
168
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
43
-125.2 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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