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Phil Brickell vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 293 different votes 299 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 204 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,631 eligible divisions
220
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
639
49.1 % of votes cast
226
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
663
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
45
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
136
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Contributions
58
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 51 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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