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Phil Brickell vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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 214 of 649
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
452
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
570 eligible divisions
225
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
227
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
23
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
140
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,925
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API