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Phil Brickell vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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 650
Participation
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
131
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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