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Phil Brickell vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 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 217 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
450
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
224
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
226
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
90
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
141
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
118
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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