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Phil Brickell vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 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
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.9 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
242
50.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API