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Phil Brickell vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
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Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
227
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
230
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

111
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
142
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Contributions
457
+317.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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