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Phil Brickell vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Phil Brickell and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 2 different votes 411 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
467
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
228
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
239
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

122
+39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£179,925
20% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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