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Phil Brickell vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.8% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
236
53.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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