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Phil Brickell vs Pat McFadden

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
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Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 0 different votes 198 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
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 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 213 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
472
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,381 eligible divisions
230
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
57.6% of votes cast
242
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
662
42.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

123
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Appearances
44
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
154
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Contributions
332
+183.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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