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Phil Brickell vs Liam Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 4 different votes 328 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
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
502
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
247
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.4% of votes cast
255
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

135
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API