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Phil Brickell vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 7 different votes 398 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
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
504
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
635 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
47.0% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
256
53.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
166
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API