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Phil Brickell vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Richard Foord voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 245 different votes 298 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 22% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
227
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
230
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Appearances
232
+154.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
139
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Contributions
256
+117.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
24 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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