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Phil Brickell vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 274 different votes 281 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
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
78
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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