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Phil Brickell vs Priti Patel

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West
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Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 281 different votes 286 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
34 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
34 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 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 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

122
+39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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