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Phil Brickell vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 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 217 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Appearances
72
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
140
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Contributions
207
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 110 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 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 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API