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Phil Brickell vs Michael Shanks

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 Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 4 different votes 324 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
502
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
247
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
255
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

135
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API