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Phil Brickell vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 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 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
154
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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