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Phil Brickell vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 1 different votes 405 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
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 99% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 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 219 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

107
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
135
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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