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Phil Brickell vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 528 of 650
472
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,535
2,381 eligible divisions
230
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
57.1% of votes cast
242
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
658
42.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

123
+38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Appearances
35
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
154
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
483
+335.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API